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Clerk's Office

Skagit County Clerk: Melissa Beaton

Skagit County Clerk’s Office
205 W. Kincaid, Room 103
Mount Vernon, WA 98273
www.skagitcounty.net

EX PARTE Practice

Hearing Schedule: Tuesdays and Thursdays at 1:15 p.m.

Personal Appearance by attorneys or self-represented:

Appear at the Clerk’s Office between 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. for same-day processing. After presenting your order, you may return to the Clerk’s Office to obtain copies. No ex parte fee required, but copy fees apply.

Ex Parte by Mail:

Mail original documents, at least one copy for the Clerk’s Office to conform, a self- addressed stamped envelope, and $30 ex parte fee. Submissions without the fee will be returned.

Non-Appearance Ex Parte:

Documents may be left with staff at front counter along with $30 ex parte fee.

Ex Parte by eSubmission:

Ex parte payment and approval by our office must be received by 10:30 a.m. for same- day processing. Documents will be available in Odyssey or by email request at supcrtclerk@co.skagit.wa.us within two judicial days.

EXCEPTION:
Civil Protection Orders-Pursuant to RCW 7.105.105 there is NO ex parte deadline for "an ex parte temporary protection order, because these are often emergent situations, the court shall prioritize review, either entering an order without a hearing or scheduling and holding an ex parte hearing in person, by telephone, by video, or by other electronic means on the day the petition is filed if possible."