Three Legal Options for Grandparents in Washington State Neither the United States Constitution nor Washington State law grants grandparents any inherent legal rights. Previously, statutes existed that permitted grandparents to pursue visitation rights with their grandchildren through the courts, however these laws were struck down by the United States Supreme Court in 2000 in the…
As a family law firm, we know that a legal guardian is defined as a person (or corporation) that is appointed by the court to manage all the affairs of another. You, as a guardian, are tasked with the management of a person’s affairs who has been found unable to handle his or her matters.…
Not every person who procreates is fit to be a parent. When a parent is abusive or neglectful to his or her children, the state can get involved and can terminate that person’s parental rights. If you are seeking to terminate a person’s parental rights on an involuntary basis, you should be aware of how…