With the help from the Superior Court Clerk’s Ex Parte department, the Family Law Facilitator’s Office and a Court Commissioner, this webinar will introduce you to the basic process of getting guardianship of a minor. It will take into account recent legal changes that became effective January 2022.
Downloads/Links
- Presentation – Minor Guardianship (3/8/2022)
- King County – “Minor Guardianship – What To Do next”
- Washington Courts – Important Changes to Minor Guardianship Laws
- RCW 11.130
- King County – Minor Guardianship Information and Local Forms
- WA Courts – Forms for Minor Guardianship
- WA Courts – Minor Guardianship Lay Guardian Training
- King County – Emergency Motions
- King County – Submitting Working Copies
- WALawHelp.org – Filing a Minor Guardianship Petition
Specific Topics:
- 04:38 – Resources
- 06:32 – What is minor guardianship
- 08:55 – Minor guard. Vs. emergency minor guard
- 11:14 – Basic steps for minor guardianship process
- 12:02 – Overview of emergency minor guardianship
- 13:12 – Initial forms
- 18:33 – Initial steps
- 20:04 – Overview of minor guardianship process
- 21:44 – Initial forms
- 24:04 – Who needs to be served or notified?
- 25:52 – Additional forms if child is member of an Indian tribe
- 26:21 – 60-day hearing/checklist
- 27:29 – Findings & order
- 28:06 – Responding to a minor guardianship
- 30:42 – Service of process
- 32:46 – Zoom
- 38:29 – Scheduling hearings
- 39:14 – eFiling
- 39:55 – Q&A