Washington DC

Custody / Visitation

Legal Information

• Answer Consenting to Third Party Custody Order – Modifiable Only By Agreement or By Court Order

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  DC Bar Pro Bono Center

• Answer Consenting to Third Party Custody Order – Revocable at Will

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  DC Bar Pro Bono Center

• Complaint for Third Party Custody or Visitation

  Use this form to file for custody of a child or children to whom you are not a biological parent Content Detail

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  D.C. Courts

• Custody Fact Sheet

  Custody is a legal arrangement that establishes who has the right to make decisions about a child and where a child will live. Custody only applies to children under the age of 18. When you get a custody order from a judge, it will determine two types of custody: legal custody and physical custody. Read More

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  D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center

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• Fee Waivers Fact Sheet

  A two page flyer about how to get court fees waived in D.C. Read More

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  D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center

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• Filing For A Fee Waiver

  Information about how to get court fees waived in family law cases. Read More

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  Children's Law Center

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• General Information About Custody

  Basic information about seeking custody of a child. Read More

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  Children's Law Center

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• Getting Ready for Court

  Frequently asked questions and answers on how you should prepare and what actually happens when you go to court. Content Detail

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  Family Court Self-Help Center

• Handbook for People Who Represent Themselves in Divorce, Custody, and Child Support Cases

  The court publishes this handbook to assist unrepresented individuals who have cases in family court in DC. It provides basic information about how the court works, how certain kinds of cases are handled, and what to expect during the course of a case. Content Detail

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  Superior Court of the District of Columbia Family Court

• Motion to Intervene - Third Party Custodian

  Use this motion if you are a third party custodian wishing to intervene in a previously filed custody case. Content Detail

• Self-Help Court Form: Application to Proceed without Prepayment of Costs or Fees

  This document provides a link to a website that will help you complete a court form, called an Application Proceed without Prepayment of Costs or Fees. You can use this form for civil, family, landlord-tenant, and small claims cases. You may use this form if you want to ask the Court to waive your court costs and fees due to financial hardship. Any party in a case may use this form. Read More

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  D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center

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• Serving Court Papers

  Information on your options when serving court papers. Content Detail

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  Family Court Self-Help Center

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• Serving Court Papers Fact Sheet

  A two page article about how to serve court papers in D.C. Read More

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  D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center

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• Top 10 Myths and Misunderstandings in D.C. Family Law

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  Family Court Self-Help Center

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