Layman Legal Corner

Hi folks,

Here's some good information on protection orders in Washington State.

Washington law does not place limitations on the time within which an abused party must file for relief.

In Spence v. Kaminski, 103 Wn. App. 325, 12 P.3d 1030 (2000). , the Washington State Court of Appeals upheld the issuance of a domestic violence protection order where the petitioner did not allege recent overt acts of domestic violence. The petitioner ha been victimized in the past for a period of years and was granted relief based on her current fears. In this case, most of the violent acts were committed five years prior to the petitioner filing her petition with the trial court.

Sources:
https://casetext.com/case/spence-v-kaminski
http://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=26.50

This does not constitute as legal advice.