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Use this form if you believe the court's decision was legally incorrect or you have newly discovered evidence, and you want the same judge or commissioner to reconsider their decision. If you want a judge to review a commissioner's decision, use the Motion for Revision (form PO 110).

Minor modifications can generally be easily made. Usually, the parents agree on these changes, and a judge quickly reviews them and signs the request into order once adequate cause is proven. Parents are still required to prove adequate cause even if both parents agree to the change.

The Washington Courts website has a link to the Washington state parenting plan forms and forms requesting a modification. When filling out your modification paperwork, you'll need to show the court that there's been a substantial change in circumstances and that a modification would serve your child's best interests.

*An Adequate Cause hearing is for the court to decide whether the case meets the legal criteria for a modification and should go to trial, or be dismissed. Note: The other parent can ask you for a copy of your check register. If this happens, you will have 14 days to provide it.

Many Washington State courts have a public access terminal in the courthouse where you can view JIS public record case information such as an index of filed cases and a list of documents filed in each case. Contact your local court to see if they have a public access terminal.

In the most serious cases or when a parent refuses to follow the parenting plan despite repeated visits to court, the judge may opt to make modifications to the parenting plan. Sometimes, this can include limiting parenting time or only allowing supervised parenting time for the parent who violated the plan.