RULE 92.
                          Finalizing Family Law Cases


    (a)  Review of Final Pleadings.  All final decrees, final orders and
accompanying findings of fact, conclusions of law, parenting plans, orders
of child support, and child support worksheets for family law cases
involving children shall be reviewed for form and completeness prior to
presentation to a judicial officer by an attorney of record in the case,
an attorney who approved the pleadings as to form and completeness, or the
courthouse facilitator.

    (b)  Pro Se Parties.

    (1)  In a dissolution or non-parental custody action where the
moving party is proceeding without representation by an attorney, the
party's proposed final pleadings shall be delivered to the clerk of
the court at the time the matter is noted for final hearing and
thereafter the clerk shall deliver said file, together with such
proposed papers, to the presiding judge for review prior to the
scheduled hearing date.  The courthouse facilitator shall review all
those pleadings and, if they appear appropriate, shall sign and file
a "Certificate of Courthouse Facilitator" to that effect.  The clerk
of the court shall not accept for filing any such proposed final
document which appears to be incomplete; with specific reference to
the child support computation worksheet, all sections and parts
thereof must be fully completed or marked "not applicable" where such
is the case.  The court will not conduct a final hearing in the
matter unless the "Certificate of Courthouse Facilitator" is filed.

    (c)  Presentation of Papers.  At the commencement of a hearing upon a default
or uncontested dissolution, invalidity, legal separation, paternity, or
non-parental custody matter, the petitioner or petitioner's attorney shall
present to the court proposed findings of fact, conclusions of law, and decree.

    (d)  Filing Agreements and Contracts.  All property settlement agreements or
separation contracts reduced to writing and signed shall be filed as a
part of the record of said cause.

    (e)  Finalization of Dissolutions by Affidavit.  Parties who come to a final
agreement in their dissolution case using a court-approved mediator or
arbitrator (or by both attorneys if both parties are represented) may
present final statutory testimony by declaration without further court
appearance.  The declaration must be in a form approved by the court and
accompanied by a certification from the mediator or arbitrator in a form
approved by the court. Both the declaration and the certification shall
accompany the final papers and shall be filed with the clerk to be handled
by the ex parte judge.

    There shall be an ex parte fee for finalization of dissolution matters by
way of declaration.  The fee schedule is available from the county clerk
or online at www.co.cowlitz.wa.us/clerk.

    (f)  Form.  The declaration and certification of Final Testimony by Affidavit
shall be substantially in the form approved by the court and available on
the court's website, from the county clerk or court facilitator, or from
superior court administration.


                SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR COWLITZ COUNTY

In re the Marriage of:        |
&                             |
              Petitioner,     |    No.  &
     and                      |
&                             |    FINAL TESTIMONY BY
              Respondent.     |    AFFIDAVIT PER CCLR 92(e)
_____________________________________________________________________________

      I, __________________________, am the [ ] Petitioner  [ ] Respondent in
this matter and make this declaration in support of the entry of final orders
in this case.


 1.  At least one of us was a legal resident of the State of Washington at the
     time the petition was filed.

 2.  More than ninety (90) days have passed since the petition was filed,
     andthe responding party received his / her copy of the petition.

 3.  We were married on __________________________in _________________________.

 4.  We separated from each other on ___________________.

 5.  Our Marriage is irretrievably broken, and we are requesting the Court to
     enter a Decree of Dissolution.

 6.  We have agreed to a division of our property and our debts that is both
     fair and equitable.

     [ ]  The Separation Contract dated __________ is approved as being fair
          at the time of execution.

 7.  We have [ ] no children OR [ ] the following children born as issue of
     the marriage who are dependent upon us for support.

      Name ___________________  Age _____
      Name ___________________  Age _____
      Name ___________________  Age _____
      Name ___________________  Age _____

      The wife is not currently pregnant.

 8.  We have agreed to the entry of the attached Findings and Conclusions of
     Law, the Decree of Dissolution, and (if applicable) a Parenting Plan,
     Child Support Order and Child Support Worksheet.

 9.  Pick One:

    [ ]   The proposed agreed child support order does not deviate
          from the standard table amount under the support guidelines

          - OR -

    [ ]   The proposed agreed child support order deviates from the
          standard table amount under the support guidelines for the following
          reasons (agreement of the parties is not sufficient):

     ________________________________________________________________

     ________________________________________________________________

10.  The child(ren) [ ] do    [ ] do not receive public assistance benefits
     in the form of a TANF cash grant and/or medical assistance (Medicaid).

     [ ]  The children receive public assistance as checked above and the State
          of Washington, through the Cowlitz County Prosecuting Attorney, Child
          Support Division located at 871 - 11th Avenue, Suite 2, Longview WA
          98632, has been timely served as required by RCW 26.23.130 (20 days
          prior to entry of the final orders) with the proposed Order of Child
          Support and Child Support Worksheets and has reviewed and signed the
          Order of Child Support and Worksheets.

11.  We are requesting the Court to enter the following name changes,
     which are not made to defraud creditors:

     Petitioner's New Name:

     Respondent's New Name:


I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Washington
that the foregoing is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.
Signed at ___________________________, Washington.



DATED:
                              [ ] Petitioner           [ ]Respondent


                    Certification of Mediator or Arbitrator

     I,                       , a court approved mediator or arbitrator in this
case certify that I have met with both parties, independently, and it is my
belief that each party has entered into a final agreement on this matter freely
and independently, and without threat or duress.  Signed at
, Washington under penalty of perjury.


DATED:
                              Mediator/Arbitrator




[Original CCLCR 94.08 was adopted effective September 1, 2003; renumbered as
CCLCR 92 and amended effective September 1, 2005; amended on an emergency basis
effective May 1, 2009; amended on a permanent basis effective September 1, 2009;
amended effective September 1, 2010; amended September 1, 2012.]