MOTIONS AND HEARINGS

Motions for Immediate Orders.

  1. Irreparable Injury. Immediate (or emergency) orders in family law matters that restrain one party from the family home or from contact with the other party or children shall not be entered unless the Court finds (and the order provides) that irreparable injury could result if the order is not entered.
  2. Present Danger to Child. Immediate (or emergency) orders in family law matters that request changing the custody of minor child(ren) shall not be entered unless the Court finds a clear showing of present danger to a child (children) and/or that the custodial person will, unless custody change is immediate, remove the said child (children) from the State of Washington.
  3. Orders to Show Cause Notice. No notice is required to the other party when simply obtaining an Order to Show Cause to set a motion hearing, and there are no actual orders being taken in the Order beyond setting the motion hearing itself. This does not affect service of process rules.

[Updated September 1, 2024; Updated format only April 18, 2025]