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                   LR 12. PRO SE LITIGANTS

(a)  Family Law Facilitator Program. The Court has created a
  family law facilitator program to provide basic services to
  pro se litigants in family law cases. The county
  commissioners have imposed a surcharge of $10 on the filing
  fee for all Title 26 RCW cases to pay for the expenses of
  the program. That fee will ordinarily not be deferred or
  waived even if the balance of the filing fee is deferred or
  waived due to indigence.

(b)   All pro se litigants (those without attorneys, except
  petitioners in domestic violence or civil harassment cases)
  whether plaintiff, defendant, petitioner or respondent, must
  file a pro se notice of appearance when their case
  commences. The form must include that party’s full name,
  signature, mailing address and telephone number. A new form
  must be filed in the event of a change in address or phone
  number. Parties who fail to comply with this order may have
  their pleadings stricken or may be subject to court action
  without notice. A copy of the pro se notice of appearance
  should be attached to any request for trial setting
  submitted to the court administrator. A form for this
  purpose may be obtained from the court administrator or
  family law facilitator.
	

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