I have a parenting plan on file in WA state, where both parties still reside. Last year we went through mediation and left with a CR2A agreement. We just finished binding arbitration of the CR2A agreement, and received the arbitration decision today on the parenting plan. I would like to get this before a judge, so it is signed and entered with the court, but do not know what form to use to get this entered. It seems the standard forms aren't as applicable since this is already a plan that went through binding arbitration so there should be no question on the plan itself.
I do have child support modification paperwork ready to go, that I planned to submit with this, but I don't know what form is appropriate to use to get that parenting plan before a judge. Help!
You should file a motion to enter the final parenting plan along with a note for the motion docket. Make sure you give an appropriate amount of time for notice to the other parent when you schedule your hearing date, so that they have enough time to respond. Do not forget to provide the Court with working copies of your motion and proposed orders.
As for the child support modification, it looks like that is a separate action all together that you have set to go, so you would file with it with the clerk's office and then have the other parent personally served with it to get that action started. Note, your motion to enter the parenting plan does not need to be personally served, but this does.
If you need help with this, feel free to contact me, and even if you want to handle the presentation of your motion and modification actions yourself, you can hire me on a piecemeal basis for procedural advice or to draft those documents which you don't know how to do.
