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King County
Name of Court in which program operates: King County Superior Court
Name of agency that operates program if different from above: Family Court Operations
Name of program itself: Facilitators Program
Address of program line 1 - Main location: 516 3rd Ave.
Address of program line 2 - Main location: 401 4th Ave., Kent, WA
City: Seattle
State: WA
Zip: 98104
Phone for the public: (206) 296-9092
Fax for the public: (206) 205-2526
E-mail for the public: www.metrokc.gov/go/comment.cfm 
Website for the public: www.metrokc.gov/kcsc/famlaw/facilitator.htm 
The self-represented litigant program serves:  County
Geographic area served by this program: King County
Substantive areas served by the center include: Family
Child Support
Program started: 1993
Is this court willing to host visits from other courts interested in learning about this approach? Yes
The program has: A program director/manager/coordinator
A self-help center staffed with only non-attorneys
A self-help center staffed with attorneys
Written guidelines for court staff for provision of assistance
The following services are offered for the following substantive areas: One-on-one help in understanding legal processes and preparing forms - Family
Telephone assistance - Family
Bilingual or multilingual forms - Family
Bilingual or multilingual materials - Family
Referrals to pro bono attorney assistance (but not for hearings) - Family
Referrals to pro bono attorney assistance (for hearings) - Family
Web-based information in English - Family
Program provides training regarding working with self-represented litigants for: Interactive Web-based forms - Family
Other relevant description or information: Pro se litigants can purchase family law Washington Pattern forms with accompanying instructions or download the forms for free and obtain sets of instructions for various actions. Pro se litigants can also get information sheets on miscellaneous family law matters free of charge.
 

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