Your case is not finished until the judge signs the Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law and the Decree and Judgment. These are the documents necessary to actually get you divorced, distribute the property and debt or establish a final custody order.
Sometimes the judge will create these documents. In most instances, however, the judge will ask one of the parties to submit them. If a lawyer is involved in the case, the judge will often assign this task to the lawyer.
Once the proposed documents have been submitted and served on you, you have 5 days to object. See Civil Rule 78(b). If it doesn't seem like the documents says what you thought was going to be the final decision of the court, and you think the document should be changed, you must file objections. You may use the CR 78 Objections form, SHC-1635 (Word | PDF).
Please use the forms for the kind of case you have - each form is different and will be rejected by the court if you file the wrong one.
NOTE: You do not prepare these forms for a dissolution case; the judge will take care of it.
Custody Case (unmarried parents with children)
Divorce with Children & Property (Long, i.e. property or debt to be divided by the court)
Divorce with Children & Property (Short, i.e. no property or debt to be divided by the court)
Divorce with Property But No Children (Long, i.e. property or debt to be divided by the court)
Divorce with Property But No Children (Short, i.e. no property or debt to be divided by the court)
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