WSBA Family Law Section. Rick Bartholomew reported on the family court privacy issues referenced by other speakers. The Section would also like to see legislation or court rules regarding third party and grandparent visitation in marital dissolution cases. King County Law Library. Jean Holcomb reported that funding issues still occupy the time and attention of KCLL and other county law libraries statewide.
Law libraries provide access to the law for citizen users as well as lawyers.
The libraries would like to see a local option filing fee surcharge and introduced such legislation with the WSBA s support last year. Efforts will be made once again this year to pass such legislation. Northwest Women s Law Center. Pam Crone reported that NWLC continues to be concerned for the rights of women in connection with family, employment, civil rights, education, and reproductive rights and health. The Center has a legislative committee of volunteers.