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Attend Your Superior Court Civil Protection Order or Family Law Motion Hearing

 

ATTENTION: Please know that your hearing can happen at any King County courthouse, depending on which courtrooms and judges or commissioners are available. This means your hearing might take place in Kent or at the Clark Children and Family Justice Center, even if it is labeled SEA, and the same is true the other way around. It is your responsibility to check the online calendar to make sure you know where you go.

All family law hearings (Civil Protection Order and Family Law Motions) are available in person or through Zoom.  Check the status of your motion, the physical location, and obtain Zoom information up to 3 days before your scheduled hearing. 

It is a good idea to double check on the morning of your hearing because sometimes physical locations change at the last minute. If your case is moved to another courthouse and you are already at court, you can either attend your hearing via Zoom on your cell phone, or you can let a Coordinator know that you need time to get to the other courthouse so you can attend in person. 

Learn more about appearing for your video hearing

You may have a morning or afternoon hearing date. Zoom and physical location information should be on the calendar two days before your hearing. Please check that it is before your hearing date. Hearings are listed by names and times. Please check back later if your hearing date is not yet listed.

To appear for your Civil Protection Order or Family Law motion hearing

Calendars

On the documents linked below, find the date of your hearing and the name of your case. A Zoom link will be next to your case to join your hearing. If you cannot attend via the link, you may use the phone number and meeting ID to attend by phone (not preferred). 

Morning (8:30 am) Calendar (282KB)

If your hearing is on the 8:30 am calendar, it may start at any time beginning at 9 am. Check-in begins a half-hour before court (8:30 to 9 am.)

Afternoon (1 p.m.) Calendar (240KB)

For the 1 p.m. calendar, your hearing may start at any time beginning at 1:30 pm. Check-in begins a half-hour before court (1 to 1:30 pm.)

If you are having trouble viewing the most recent calendar, try clearing your internet browser cache (browsing data) and try again.

If you don't see your motion

If the date of your motion is listed, but your motion is not on the list, your motion may not have been properly scheduled or not confirmed.

You can see whether your motion is on the calendar by visiting Family Law Motions Scheduling page here: Family Law Motions Scheduling Tool and selecting the location (Seattle or Kent) based on your case designation. Find the date you think your hearing should be scheduled on and click on the motion title ("Attorney Represented," "Self-Represented," "TBA calendar," etc.). This will tell you if your case is scheduled or stricken.

If your case is stricken or is not listed on the calendar and you do not have an attorney, you can speak with the Family Law Facilitators for more information on the process for rescheduling your motion.

If you cannot access Zoom for your hearing, you can use the phone number provided.

If you are unable to connect by Zoom or phone, please email:

Settings and check-in

Mute yourself and turn off your camera until you are called on. Rename yourself with your last name, first name (example: "Doe, Jane").

If you get disconnected on accident you can click the link again or call the associated phone number and you will be let back into the meeting.

The coordinator will perform a check-in. Please remain muted and do not speak until your name or case number is called.

After check-in, wait for your hearing

 

Treat the video conference hearing as though you were in the physical courtroom. When called, identify yourself each time you speak. Remember there are other people present for their hearings too.

After check-in, wait and remain muted with your camera off until the court is ready for your hearing. 

If your hearing is on the 8:30 am calendar it may start at any time between 8:30 and noon.

For the 1 pm calendar, your hearing may start at any time between 1 and 4 pm.

After your hearing is over you are welcome to leave the meeting.