Snohomish County Superior Court Page & Word Limits

Limit

25 pages

Limit

5 pages

Applies to

Declaration or affidavit

In family-law motions, supporting declarations and affidavits are limited to 25 pages total, responsive materials to 25 pages total, and reply materials to 5 pages total, absent prior court authorization.

Absent prior authorization from the court, the entirety of all declarations and affidavits from the parties and any non-expert witness in support of motions shall be limited to a sum total of twenty-five (25) pages. The entirety of all declarations and affidavits submitted in response to motions shall be limited to a sum of twenty-five (25) pages. The entirety of all declarations and affidavits submitted in reply shall be limited to a sum total of five (5) pages.

Previously filed declarations or affidavits supplied solely as a convenience to the court do not count toward the page limit.

F. Miscellaneous exceptions. Copies of declarations or affidavits previously filed for a motion already ruled upon and supplied only as a convenience to the Court in lieu of the court file do not count toward the page limit.

Limit

25 pages

Limit

5 pages

Applies to

Countermotion

A countermotion requesting the same or related relief and scheduled with the opposing motion does not provide an additional 25-page support limit, 25-page opposition limit, or 5-page reply limit.

A Countermotion filed requesting the same or related relief and scheduled to be heard with the opposing motion shall not provide the parties with an additional 25/25/5 page limit.

Limit

40 pages

Applies to

Petition and supporting declaration

A petition and supporting petitioner declaration may include up to 1 submission and 40 pages, excluding text messages, photographs, and emails.

Petition and supporting declaration of Petitioner (excludes text messages, photographs, and emails)

Limit

3 pages

Applies to

Non party witness declaration in support

A party may submit up to 3 declarations of non-party witnesses in support of the petition, with each declaration limited to 3 pages.

Declarations of a non-party 3 3 witness in support of the Petition for an order of protection

Limit

40 pages

Applies to

Respondent opposition declaration

A responding party's declaration in opposition may include up to 1 submission and 40 pages, excluding text messages, photographs, and emails.

Declaration of the 1 40 responding party (respondent) in opposition to the petition excluding text messages, photographs and emails

Limit

3 pages

Applies to

Non party witness declaration in response

A party may submit up to 3 declarations of non-party witnesses in response to the petition, with each declaration limited to 3 pages.

Declaration of a non-party 3 3 witness in response to the Petition for an order of protection

Limit

5 pages

Applies to

Reply declaration

A moving party's reply declaration may include up to 1 submission and 5 pages.

Reply declaration of the moving party

Limit

3 pages

Applies to

Motion

The motion and response must each be no more than three pages long.

The motion and response should each be limited to no more than three (3) pages in length.

Applies to

Declaration or affidavit

Exhibits consisting of declarations or affidavits, photographs, messages, emails, electronic communications, depositions, and similar materials count toward the applicable declaration-and-affidavit page limit.

Exhibits that consist of declarations or affidavits of parties or witnesses shall count towards the above page limit. Photographs, text messages, e-mail, electronic communications, depositions and similar material shall count toward the page limit.