Washington WPF DRPSCU 07.0400 - Order Regarding Modification, Amendment or Adjustment of Custody Decree or Parenting Plan - Residential Schedule - ORMDD
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Washington child custody laws don't use the terms "custody" and "visitation." Instead, they refer to these arrangements collectively as a "parenting plan." A family law judge will determine whether a parenting plan provides the most loving and stable relationship between the children and each parent.
A parent seeking to modify custody in Washington must file legal forms with the court, including a Petition for Modification of Adjustment of Child Custody Decree/Parenting Plan. The petition should specify what kinds of custody changes the parent is seeking.
Explanation: A petition is a written application to a court requesting a remedy available under law. Once it has been submitted it may be amended. That would make it the "first amended petition". A demur is a formal objection to an opponent's pleading.
At any point after receiving a divorce settlement, you can file a motion to modify certain aspects of the decree. Though courts will usually not consider amending an order regarding property division, they may agree to modify a custody, child support, or spousal maintenance order.
A parent seeking to modify custody in Washington must file legal forms with the court, including a Petition for Modification of Adjustment of Child Custody Decree/Parenting Plan. The petition should specify what kinds of custody changes the parent is seeking.
Modification of the decree is done by filing a Petition to Modify the Decree and supporting documents demonstrating a substantial change of circumstance with the court, and serving those documents on the opposing party before the child is emancipated.
In the state of Washington, all property in a divorce is subject to division. That being said, your property will likely not be divided 50/50 in a divorce.Instead, Washington divorces focus on equitable divisionthat is, a division that is fair and just, not necessarily equal.
Divorce papers that have not been filed do not expire (whereas if a marital settlement agreement that has been filed but not ratified will be dismissed by the court for lack of record activity in 1 year).
If you can demonstrate to the court that the child's needs have changed, you may have grounds for a custody modification. If a child develops a mental, emotional, or physical disorder, and one parent is better suited to care for the child, that could also provide a reason for a judge to change custody.