Supreme Court Dissolution Task Force

Based on 2SSB 5470, Laws of 2007, Chapter 496, §306, the Legislature requested that the Supreme Court convene and support a Task Force to establish statewide protocols in dissolution cases. The Task Force was responsible for developing:

1.      Clear and concise dispute resolution proceedings.

2.      A sexual assault training curriculum in conjunction with the office of crime victims advocacy.

3.      Consistent standards for parenting evaluators.

4.      A domestic violence training curriculum for individuals making evaluations in dissolution cases. 

Make recommendations concerning:

1.      Specialized evaluators for dissolution cases.

2.      Dissolution forms and procedures.

3.      Fees.

The Task Force was also asked to study issues related to:

1.      Venue for filing and modifying petitions.

2.      The program established under 2SSB 5470, Laws of 2007, Chapter 496, §201.

The Task Force presented preliminary findings and conclusions to the Governor's Office, the Supreme Court, and the Legislature’s appropriate committees in September 2008.  That interim report can be found here.  In December 2008 the Task Force submitted its final report.  The final report can be found here.

Governor’s Appointments
Crime Victims Advocacy Representative	Beverly Emery
Family Law Professor:	Helen Donigan
Domestic Violence Group Representative	Margaret Hobart
Community Sexual Assault Program Representative	Kelly O'Connell
Parents
	Shamra Coy
	Joyce Nadolny Shui
	Brenda Morbauch
	Kevin Turner
Chief Justice’s Appointments
Court Commissioner:	Lonna Malone
Superior Court Judge:	Honorable Kathryn Nelson
Administrative Office of the Courts:	Janet Skreen
Civil Legal Aid Representative:	Leslie Owen
WSBA Family Law Exec Committee Member:	Julie McKay
County Clerk Representative:	Honorable Patricia Chester
Guardian Ad Litem Representative:	Jean A. Cotton
President of the Senate Appointments - Two Senate Members
	Senator James Hargrove
	Vacant
Speaker of the House Appointments - Two House Members
	Representative Patricia Lantz
	Representative Jay Rodne
Additional Appointment
	Judge Paul Bastine, Retired (Superior Court, Spokane)