King County Motion for Revision
A Motion for Revision in King County is an appeal of a commissioner’s ruling that is heard before a Superior Court Judge in King or Snohomish County. It is a “guaranteed” appeal under RCW 2.24.050. This means that every divorcee may bring a motion for revision after they have received an order from a court commissioner. If your order that you want to appeal came from a King Superior Court Judge, you don’t get to file a motion for revision.
Why are Motion for Revisions used?
A King County Motion for Revision is filed whenever you need to amend or reverse a commissioner’s court decision. Usually, we have filed or defended against a King County Motion for Revision after a Temporary Order hearing. A Temporary Order hearing is the most important hearing in your family law case. Sometimes commissioners, who spend a mere 5 minutes making a decision on your life, make their decisions based on their own emotions instead of the facts in the case. This is exactly why the legislators had the foresight to give a right to appeal the decision to a Superior Court Judge.
When do you file a motion for revision?
A motion for revision must be filed within 10 days after the commissioner makes his or her decision. This doesn’t always mean 10 days after the court hearing. Sometimes a commissioner’s decision doesn’t get written down and turned into an order right at the hearing. Check the date of the actual order that you are appealing when counting the days you have to file.
What happens if you file a motion for revision late?
As they say, you’re SOL. In legal jargon, the court loses jurisdiction to hear your motion after the 10 day clock has expired.
