In order to file for legal separation you’ll need to prepare a petition for legal separation, along with a confidential information form and certificate of legal separation. Take this paperwork to your local courty superior court or mail it to the clerk’s office at Wahkiakum or Lincoln County. You’ll need to pay the filing fee, which should be between $314 and $324 dollars, depending on the county.
Once the case is filed and assuming you’ve agreed on the major issues, you will be able to present the final documents to a judge in ex parte court shortly after. If you’re represented by an attorney your attorney can finalize the legal separation right away. If you filed pro se, you can schedule a time to see the judge at the family law facilitator’s office. Before your court date you’ll want to be sure to complete any required court classes and have your final documents in order.