FL All Family 135 is the Declaration form that Washington State Courts, through the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC), publishes as an optional form for family law cases in a Superior Court of Washington. You use it to state facts to the court in writing, signed under penalty of perjury. On this page you can fill out the form online on FillingPDF and download or print the completed PDF; the original form is published by Washington State Courts at the official source link.
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What is FL All Family 135?
Form FL All Family 135, Declaration of (name): _________________, is a Washington State Courts form on which one person writes down facts for the court and signs that they are true under penalty of perjury under the laws of the state of Washington.
The form is printed as an "Optional Form (05/2016)" and is listed among the Forms for Use in All Family Law Cases, with the form code (DCLR) in its caption. It has a Superior Court of Washington caption (county, case title, petitioner and respondent names, case number), a first line that states the declarant's age and role in the case, a second line headed "I declare:" for the facts, and a signature block with the city and state where it was signed, the date and a printed name.
Any pages you add must be numbered, and the form has a place to enter how many pages you attached. The form also warns that page limits may apply.
It is a general-purpose statement. It is not a financial declaration: the agency lists a separate form, FL All Family 131, Financial Declaration of (name), among the family law forms.
Who needs to file FL All Family 135?
The form is optional, so no one is required to use it. It is for a person involved in a Washington Superior Court family law case who wants to give the court a written statement of facts. Line 1 lets you identify yourself in one of three ways:
- Petitioner, the person who started the case;
- Respondent, the other party or parties;
- Other, with your relationship to the people in the case written in, for example someone who is not a party but has facts to share.
You also enter your age on line 1.
Do not use this declaration to file financial, medical or confidential reports. The form's warning says those documents, as described in General Rule 22, must be sealed so that only the court, the other party and the lawyers in the case can see them, and they are filed separately with a Sealed cover sheet (form FL All Family 011, 012 or 013).
When to file FL All Family 135
The form prints no deadline and no due date. You complete it whenever you want to give the court a signed statement of facts in your family law case, and you file it in that case. Court deadlines that apply to the motion, petition or hearing it supports are set elsewhere, not on this form.
Because the form is signed under penalty of perjury, date it when you actually sign it and enter the city and state where you signed. Check any page limits that may apply to the filing it supports before you add attachments.
Documents you need
- Additional pages with your statement of facts, only if the space on the form is not enough; number every attached page and enter the total on the line "I have attached (number): pages."
- A Sealed cover sheet (form FL All Family 011, 012 or 013), only if you also file financial, medical or confidential reports; those reports are filed separately from this declaration.
How to fill out FL All Family 135
Complete the court caption
At the top, enter the county in "Superior Court of Washington, County of", the case title in the "In re:" block, and the case number after "No." Use the same information as on your other filings in the case.
List the petitioner and respondent
Enter the Petitioner/s (person/s who started this case) and the Respondent/s (other party/parties) in the caption blocks.
Enter the declarant's name
In the title "Declaration of (name):", write the name of the person making the statement. The same title appears again above line 1.
Complete line 1
Enter your age on line 1 and check one box: Petitioner, Respondent or Other. If you check Other, write your relationship to the people in this case.
Write your facts on line 2
Under "I declare:", state the facts you want the court to consider. Keep financial, medical and confidential reports out of this text; they are filed separately and sealed.
Number and count attachments
If you add pages, number each one and enter the total in the "I have attached (number): pages" line. Check the page number line at the bottom of the form, and note that page limits may apply.
Sign, date and print your name
Complete "Signed at (city and state)" and the date, then sign at "Sign here" and print your name. Your signature confirms, under penalty of perjury under Washington law, that the facts are true.
Check the sealing warning
Read the warning at the bottom: documents filed with the court are public unless sealed. If you have financial, medical or confidential reports, prepare them for separate filing with the correct Sealed cover sheet (FL All Family 011, 012 or 013).
Review and download the completed PDF
Check the caption, your age and role, your facts and the signature block. Download or print the completed PDF from FillingPDF and file it in your case through the court.
How to submit FL All Family 135
The form names no filing address, portal or in-person rule. It is a declaration filed with the Superior Court of Washington in the county shown in the caption, in the case identified by the case number you enter at the top.
- In your case: put the county, the case title (Petitioner/s and Respondent/s) and the case number in the caption so the court can match the declaration to your case.
- Attachments: number every page you attach and enter the total in the line "I have attached (number): pages."
- Sealed documents: documents filed with the court are available for anyone to see unless sealed. File financial, medical and confidential reports separately, each with a Sealed cover sheet (form FL All Family 011, 012 or 013), not as attachments to this declaration. You may ask for an order to seal other documents.
For the court's current filing methods, check with the court handling your case. FillingPDF lets you fill out and download the PDF; submission follows the court's channels.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Attaching financial, medical or confidential reports to the declaration instead of filing them separately with a Sealed cover sheet (form FL All Family 011, 012 or 013).
- Leaving attached pages unnumbered; the form says to number any pages you attach.
- Not entering the number of attached pages on the line "I have attached (number): pages."
- Skipping the check box on line 1 that says whether you are the Petitioner, the Respondent or Other.
- Leaving the relationship blank when you check Other on line 1.
- Signing without filling in the city and state in "Signed at (city and state)" and the date.
- Forgetting that documents filed with the court are visible to anyone unless sealed, and putting private information in the facts on line 2.
- Exceeding page limits that may apply to the filing your declaration supports.
Frequently asked questions
What is FL All Family 135?
FL All Family 135 is the Washington State Courts Declaration form for family law cases. You use it to give the Superior Court a written statement of facts that you sign under penalty of perjury under Washington law. It is printed as an Optional Form, revised 05/2016.
Is the FL All Family 135 declaration required?
No. The form is printed as an "Optional Form (05/2016)." It is available for anyone in a family law case who wants to give the court facts in writing; the form itself sets no requirement to use it.
Can I attach extra pages to the declaration?
Yes. The form tells you to number any pages you attach and has a line for how many pages you attached. Page limits may apply, so check any limit that applies to the filing the declaration supports.
What do I check on line 1 of FL All Family 135?
Enter your age, then check Petitioner if you started the case, Respondent if you are the other party, or Other. If you check Other, write your relationship to the people in the case.
Should I attach financial or medical records to this declaration?
No, not as attachments. The form warns that financial, medical and confidential reports, as described in General Rule 22, must be sealed. File them separately with a Sealed cover sheet, form FL All Family 011, 012 or 013.
What does signing under penalty of perjury mean on this form?
By signing, you state that the facts you provided on the form and in any attachments are true under the laws of the state of Washington. You also enter the city and state where you signed and the date.
Where do I file FL All Family 135?
File it with the Superior Court of Washington in the county named in the caption, in your case. The form prints no address or portal, so check with the court handling your case for its filing methods.
Can I fill out FL All Family 135 online on FillingPDF?
Yes. You can fill out the PDF online on FillingPDF and download or print it. FillingPDF is an independent service and does not file the declaration with the court; you file it through the court's channels.
Is FL All Family 135 the same as the Financial Declaration?
No. FL All Family 135 is a general Declaration of (name). The Washington State Courts forms list shows a separate form, FL All Family 131, Financial Declaration of (name), among the family law forms.
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