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EspañolIn our Washington Custody section, we made the following updates based on 2025 legislative amendments to the limitations a judge can or must put on parenting time to protect a child:
- We created nine new questions:
- How will a judge determine decision-making authority?
- How will a judge make a decision about residential time?
- Can I change the state where the case is being heard?
- What if the limitations apply to both parents?
- What is willful abandonment?
- What is a sex offense against a child?
- What is abusive use of conflict?
- What are protective actions?
- What are the limitations a judge can place on the abusive parent’s contact with my child?
- We revised six questions:
- Who can be part of the parenting plan?
- If the abusive parent committed domestic violence or a sex offense, can they get decision-making powers?
- If the abusive parent committed domestic violence or a sex offense, can they get residential parenting time?
- If the abusive parent sexually abused my child, will the judge allow contact?
- If a parent who is not abusive lives with someone who committed domestic violence or a sex offense, can that parent get residential parenting time?
- If a parenting plan is already in place, how can I get it changed?
We also revised Step 2: File and serve the custody petition based on 2025 legislative amendments that added new requirements to requests for temporary parenting plans.
All changes made in English. Spanish coming soon!
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We created nine new questions and revised six other questions in our Washington Custody section, based on 2025 legislative amendments to the limitations a judge can or must put on parenting time to protect a child. We also revised Step 2: File and serve the custody petition based on 2025 legislative amendments that added new requirements to requests for temporary parenting plans. All changes made in English. Spanish coming soon!
