Family Court

Overview

The Clallam County Family Court handles all family law matters including:

• Divorce or Legal Separations with or without children
• Parenting Plans
• Establishment of Paternity
• Adoption
• Child Support
• Protection Orders including anti-harassment, sexual assault, domestic violence, and vulnerable adult

Many proceedings require mandatory court forms.

Online Parenting Programs

Clallam County Superior Court is now approving Online Parenting Programs for parents to be in-compliance with LCR 95.

Find out more information and sign up.

Court Facilitator

The court facilitator assists self-represented individuals in accessing family court. The court facilitator does not provide legal representation, but can assist clients with basic information such as which documents need to be filed, how to file them and serve other parties, and when to go to court. Parties may be required to pay fees for consultation or legal packets depending on financial status. You may email the court facilitator (or see our email form) and the phone number is 360-417-2588. Office hours are as follows: Monday through Thursday 9 am to 12 pm and 2 pm to 4 pm, except the last Thursday of every month they are in Forks 10 am - 4 pm. 

There are also local court rules that provide important information for family law cases such as when documents need to be filed, and how many pages a party is allowed to file (see LCR 94).

If you need to file a protection order, free forms are available at the Clallam County Clerk's Office.