Karla Elizabeth Mary Carlisle , The Northwest Justice Project, Pasco, WA, Michelle Denise Raiford, Attorney at Law, Everett, WA, Leslie J. Savina , Northwest Justice Project, Seattle, WA, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Northwest Justice Project.
Emily Susan Schlesinger , Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Seattle, WA, Jason R. Scheiderer , SNR Denton US, LLP, Kansas City, MO, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Sargent Shriver National Center.
Emily Susan Schlesinger , Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Seattle, WA, Jason R. Scheiderer , SNR Denton US, LLP, Kansas City, MO, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Statewide Poverty Action Network.
Emily Susan Schlesinger , Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Seattle, WA, Jason R. Scheiderer , SNR Denton US, LLP, Kansas City, MO, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Family Assistance Program at Sol.
Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.
C. JOHNSON, J.
¶ 1 This case asks us to decide whether, under General Rule (GR) 34, courts have discretion to grant only partial waivers of fees and surcharges to indigent litigants. Abeda Jafar filed an action in Snohomish County Superior Court to obtain a parenting plan involving her 19-month-old son. She also filed a motion under GR 34 to waive all mandatory fees and surcharges on the basis of indigency. Jafar's only sources of income are a monthly food stamp...
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