| 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. |