If you have decided to represent yourself (Pro Se) in the courts without the benefit and advice of an attorney, you will need help. In this section you will find useful website links, forms, and documents that will make preparing your own paperwork for court easier. Though most of this info is geared towards assisting litigants with their family law cases; it's also useful for all case types in general. 

Useful Links: 

 https://www.washingtonlawhelp.org/resource/washington-forms-online  

(Best place to start researching; specifically geared towards Washingtonians. This link takes you straight to their online forms; if you go through the online interview, you can do your divorce paperwork easily.)

https://nwjustice.org/home

(These folks maintain the above website and are an excellent resource for low income Washingtonians in need of legal aid.)

https://www.washingtonlawhelp.org/resource/finishing-your-dissolution-of-marriage-by-def?ref=xMBxe#iC7F88CA3-C6B2-4750-92BB-78B610A4DD94

(Another link on the washingtonlawhelp.org website geared towards divorce paperwork.)

http://www.courts.wa.gov/ 

(Washington State Courts official site.)

 http://www.courts.wa.gov/forms/?fa=forms.static&staticID=14

(A list of forms prepared by and approved for all Washington State Courts.)

http://www.courts.wa.gov/newsinfo/index.cfm?fa=newsinfo.displayContent&theFile=content/ResourcesPubsReports

(This is also from the Washington Courts site; on the left column look for the “Family Law Handbook” link and on the right column, look for the “A Guide to Terms used in Washington State Courts” & “A Guide to Washington State Courts”. These will help a lot with procedure questions and legal lingo you may encounter in the paperwork.)

https://fortress.wa.gov/dshs/dcs/SSGen/Home/QuickEstimator

(This is the “quick” child support calculator from the state; please read the disclaimer.)

https://fortress.wa.gov/dshs/dcs/SSGen/Home

(This is the full calculator from the State.)

https://www.wsba.org/

(This is the Washington State Bar Association website.)

https://apps.leg.wa.gov/rcw/

(This is the Revised Code of Washington (RCW) website.)

Court Facilitator Program:

Pro Se Info Packet

Forms & Lists:

DVD Request Form

Interpreter Request Form

Court Approved Certified Transcribers

Jury Room / Law Library Reservation Form

Request for Expert Services: Instructions & Checklist

Current Guardian Ad Litem (GAL) List

Public Records Disclosure Policy

Public Records Request Form