Family Court Services

The Evaluators and Conciliators in Family Court Services (FCS) assist the court by collecting information that promotes beneficial outcomes for children and families. We also assist the court by identifying risks so that steps can be taken to ensure the safety of children. We offer the following specific services to parents and custodians involved in Family Law actions.

We will accept documents for your Evaluator / Conciliator (but cannot accept working papers court hearings or items for your legal file.)

We can provide some limited case information outside the services listed below, but we cannot provide legal advice or assistance in completing forms. 

To better serve you, we ask that you use our email address fcs@kingcounty.gov. for questions. Emails are responded to during normal business hours, listed above. 

Questionnaires for FCS cases may be filled out electronically and sent via our email address. 

If you need in-person assistance, please contact us first by phone or email. 

Digitally Signing an FCS Questionnaire in Acrobat Reader DC

For best results in completing a fillable PDF, we recommend using Adobe Acrobat Reader DC, which is available as a free download from adobe.com. However, the use of Adobe software is not mandatory. If you have another tool that works for you, that’s also fine, however FCS staff will be less familiar with it and likely unable to assist.

How to sign our PDFs:

1. Open your PDF in Adobe Acrobat.
Go to All Tools > Use a Certificate > Digitally Sign.
Click and drag your mouse on the document to draw the area where you want the signature to appear.
Choose your digital ID or certificate from the window that pops up, or configure a new digital ID if prompted.
Review your signature appearance, select whether to lock the document after signing, and click Sign.
Save the signed PDF to your computer and send as an attachment to FCS@kingcounty.gov