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Responding to a Petition for Visits
April 17, 2019The Northwest Justice Project, via its self-help site WashingtonLawHelp.org, has released a new guide to help custodial parents respond to a petition from a third-party–such as a grandparent or another relative–for visitation rights. It’s titled You Have Been Served with a Petition for Visits and includes a complete set of… Read more
Debt Collection Laws in Washington Make It Easy for Collectors
March 25, 2019An in-depth article in the Seattle Times takes a look the laws and rules that permit collections firms to make life painful for debtors in Washington State. With the addition of court-sanctioned fees and the highest post-judgment interest rates in the county, lawmakers are finally taking another look the industry.… Read more
Public Defenders to Help Vacating Eligible Convictions
March 13, 2019The King County Office of Public Defense has announced a new initiative to help people remove eligible convictions from their record. Eligibility depends on the type of conviction (many misdemeanors and non-violent Class B & Class C felonies) as well as the amount of time that has passed since the… Read more
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