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Family Law and Criminal Law Intersect

Brief in Support of PRP Challenging WA DOC Denial of Parent-Child Visits-State Constitutional Claim

This brief should be used by parents in prison at Washington Department of Corrections (WA DOC) (or their attorneys) when WA DOC has denied your child’s visit application, and if there is no superior court prohibiting them from ...

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When WA DOC Denies Parent-Child Visits & No Court Has Done So

This personal restraint petition should be used by parents in prison (or their attorneys) who are incarcerated at/by Washington Department of Corrections (WA DOC), so long as there is no superior court prohibiting the parent in pr...

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Changing or Removing Postconviction NCOs

This motion is for criminal defense attorneys or a pro se sentenced person (the restrained person) who are seeking to change or remove a post-conviction criminal no-contact order entered against them under RCW 10.99.050. If the RC...

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Sample Motion for Stay of Civil Discovery Trial

• This brief is for practitioners doing Title 13 proceedings where a parent is under criminal investigation for behaviors that DCYF is seeking to explore, evaluate, assess or discover through forensic evaluation. Parents attorne...

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Jurisdictional Objection to PreTrial NCO-Open Dependency Case

This motion is for criminal defense practitioners preparing for bail hearings occurring at any stage of the criminal proceeding and applies when the child is subject to an open dependency proceeding in juvenile superior court else...

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Trauma Caused by Separation from Parents-ABA Memorandum

This website contains this memo and practice tips for lawyers representing parents and children in appellate and trial court child welfare cases, immigration cases, and adult and juvenile court criminal proceedings.  It also cont...

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WDA Parent’s Motion Re Decker Immunity, Inter Alia (updated 05.29.2020)

This motion is drafted for use by parents' attorneys in child welfare proceedings. It contains the legal authorities and proposed attachments to request use and derivative use immunity protections from 5th Amendment liability, cou...

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Intersection of Family Law and Criminal Law by Paul Battan – Table of Questions And Answers

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Intersection of Family Law and Criminal Law by Paul Battan With Sample Letters

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