Washington State Forms 17 For Parenting Plan In New York
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Generally, once a court has jurisdiction, that court will keep jurisdiction, even if you move to another state. If you have moved, you can ask the court that issued the original order to transfer the custody case to the new state that you are in.
If you already know the name of the county where the petition was filed, you can contact the clerk at the superior court. The contact information can be obtained at . Once you contact the clerk, you can buy copy of the documents that are public records of your case.
If it is legal for you to move across state lines with the children under those laws, and you wish to transfer the custody matter, you can file an “inconvenient forum” motion in the original court with the help of your attorney, which asks the original state to transfer the case to the state where you want to move to.
In State cases it can be done but you would have to file Standing to change venue. That the state you want to move the case to has “standing” to take legal jurisdiction of the case from the other state.
In Washington state, if you are in a situation where the other parent to your child is not following the parenting plan in bad faith, then your recourse is to file a contempt action in court.
The initial jurisdiction is based on where a minor child has resided for the 6 months prior to the filing of a case. This is considered the child's “home state” and the child's home state is most generally the only state where child custody cases can be heard.
