Washington Family Law Resources
The Scott Horenstein Law Firm believes that people need answers to basic questions to help them navigate the family law process. Please consult the following resources for information.
General Information
Washington Courts
www.courts.wa.gov/
Comprehensive site sponsored by the Washington State Administrative Office of the Courts. (mandatory state forms, court opinions, etc)
Child Support
Washington State Division of Child Support (DCS)
Quick Help Guide. A summary of the child support process.
http://www.dshs.wa.gov/pdf/esa/dcs/DCSQuickHelpGuide2.pdf
Northwest Justice Project
Non-profit statewide organization providing services and information to low income individuals in need of legal assistance in the state of Washington
Washington Law Help (a public service of the Northwest Justice Project)
Helping People Find Solutions to Legal Problems
Brochures on many common legal problems
http://www.washingtonlawhelp.org/WA/index.cfm/index.cfm
Also, the NWP through CLEAR (Coordinated Legal Education Advice and Referral) provides access to information and legal services if you qualify.
Call 1-888-201-1014, TTY 1-888-201-9737. Also visit nwjustice.org/what-clear
Clark County Volunteer Lawyers
Providing legal assistance to qualifying low income residents of Clark County Washington.
Call 360 695-3313.
Clark County Law Library
www.co.clark.wa.us./law-library
Phone: 360-397-2268, 1200 Franklin, Vancouver, WA.
Vancouver Regional Library
Main branch, 1007 E. Mill Plain Blvd, Vancouver, WA 98663. Phone: 360 695-1561
Washington State Bar Association
Private non profit organization that licenses, administers attorneys and provides legal information and resources. Call 800-945-WSBA (9722) or 206-443-WSBA (9722)
www.wsba.org
Clark County Bar Association
500 W 8th St, Suite 65, Vancouver WA. Phone 695-5975.
Clark County Family Court Facilitator
A service of Clark County Superior Court to assist individuals representing themselves in their legal matter. Phone 360 397-2292
http://www.clark.wa.gov/courts/clerk/family-court.html
Family Law Process in Washington State (Dissolution and Domestic Partnerships)
Dissolution of Marriage
- Family Law Handbook: Understanding the legal implications of marriage and divorce in Washington State (2009) [PDF]
- Family Law Handbook 2009 Summary: Understanding the laws on marriage and divorce in Washington State [PDF]
Domestic Partnerships
- Family Law Handbook: Understanding the legal implications of domestic partnerships and dissolution in Washington State (2009)
- 2009 Domestic Partnership Family Law Handbook Summary
Domestic Violence and Child Protection Resources
YWCA
3609 Main St. Vancouver, WA 98663. Phone: (360) 696-0167.
http://www.ywcaclarkcounty.org
Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence
1-800-562-6025
http://www.wscaav.org
Child Protection
Report Abuse /Save a Life
Washington State Department of Social and Health Services
Hotline 1-866-363-4276
Mental Health and Addiction Issues
Daybreak Youth Services
Call (360) 635 4120 or 1- 888-454-5506
Lifeline Connections
Call (360) 397-8246
Columbia River Mental Health Services
Call (360) 993 3000
Catholic Community Services
9300 NE oak View Drive, #B, 2nd Floor, Vancouver, WA 98662
Phone: (360) 567-2211 or (800) 388-6378
Fax: (360) 260-6374
Catholic Community Services Family Preservation is a non-profit program that provides crisis stabilization, wrap around services, and school-based services to children and adolescents with a wide variety of mental health issues.
Children's Center
415 West 11th Street, Vancouver, WA 98660-3147
Phone: (360) 699-2244
TDD & FAX: (360) 699-1900
Children's Center is a community mental health agency specializing in services to children, adolescents, and families.
Children's Home Society of Washington
309 West 12th Street, Vancouver, WA 98660-2903
Phone: (360) 695-1325 or (800) 500-8873
TDD: (360) 699-1482
Columbia River Mental Health Services
6926 East Fourth Plain Boulevard, Vancouver, WA 98661-7254
Phone: (360) 993-3000
TDD: (360) 737-6297
FAX: (360) 993-3047
Columbia River Mental Health Services is dedicated to providing the highest quality of care to instill in our community a sense of vision, hope, and meaning.
Family Solutions
1104 Main Street, Suite 500, Vancouver, WA 98660-2972
Phone: (360) 695-0115
FAX: (360) 695-3436
Family Solutions' mission is to provide the highest quality, most comprehensive services possible to children and families. Many of the staff at Family Solutions, in addition to being clinically licensed is adoptive parents, guardians, or adoptees, and one has been in foster care.
Community Services Northwest
Center for Community Health, 1601 East Fourth Plain Boulevard, Vancouver, WA 98661
Phone: (360) 397-8484
TDD: (360) 397-8480
FAX: (360) 397-8494
Community Services Northwest provides outpatient mental health services including mental health assessments, case management, individual and group therapy, psychiatric evaluations, vocational/educational services, and medication management. Other program includes Program for Assertive Community Treatment (PACT).
Lifeline Connections
Center for Community Health, 1601 E. Fourth Plain Boulevard, Vancouver, WA 98661
Phone: (360) 397-8246
TDD: (360) 397-8450
Lifeline Connections is a private non-profit corporation providing services since 1962. Lifeline provides a broad range of treatment and support services including assessment, integrated co-occurring treatment for substance abuse and mental disorders, treatment for mental illnesses, multiple levels of residential chemical dependency treatment, multiple levels of chemical dependency outpatient treatment, case management, and drug testing, as well as special services and programs of care for Deaf and Hard of Hearing, pregnant and parenting women, and adolescents.
Sea Mar Community Health Center
7410 E Delaware Lane, Vancouver, WA 98664
Phone: (360) 566-4432
Fax: (360) 566-4406
Sea Mar Community Health Center is a community-based organization committed to providing quality, comprehensive health and human services to diverse communities, specializing in service to Latinos. For information on other services provided by Sea Mar Community Health Center visit their website at http://www.seamar.org/index.htm.
The Val Ogden Center (Clark County Clubhouse)
10205 NE Fourth Plain Blvd, Vancouver, Washington 98662
Phone: (360) 253-4036
The Val Ogden Center is not a clinical mental health program. Instead, it is a clubhouse "owned" by all of the clubhouse members and staff who are building and contributing to the program. One of the main objectives of the Clubhouse model is to help those with mental illness return to the working community.
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