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Most uncontested divorces filed in Washington State cost between $500 and $700. You will also need to pay an additional court filing fee of around $300. This also doesn't take into account the cost of attorney or mediation fees if required.

Yes, Washington is a 50/50 divorce state. In other words, nearly all property, debt, and assets that were acquired during a marriage are subject to division between the spouses during a divorce. However, it doesn't necessarily mean everything will be divided in half between the spouses.

The 4 Steps to Getting Divorced in Washington First, you'll need to file a Petition for Divorce, which must be filed by one spouse and served to the second. You can have your divorce papers filled out by your attorney or an online divorce company, but you can also simply download and fill them out on your own.

The process is like and uses many of the same forms as divorce. You start by filing FL Divorce Form 203, Petition for Legal Separation. You can get this form from the court forms list at .courts.wa.gov/forms, or you can use one of our Do-It-Yourself packets: File for Legal Separation with Children.

You should file a Motion for Default with the clerk of the superior court. Schedule a court hearing and ask the judge or court commissioner to sign an Order on Motion for Default granting the default.

The judge will enter an order, which is called the judgment on the default. At that point, the defendant owes the plaintiff the amount of money the court has determined is due to the plaintiff. Essentially the case is done at this point.