thanks, got it now...all I need to find is where it says you can apply for a divorce/custody without a need to supply a birth certificate for the child/children!
You are NOT going to find where it says that.
In a Washington State "Do It Yourself Divorce" you receive a packet of ALL the LEGAL papers and the INSTRUCTIONS. If it ISN'T IN THE INSTRUCTIONS to provide copies then you don't have to provide it. The only thing I remember having to do with making copies of anything was to make 3 copies of each process. One for the court, one for the respondent, and one for your own records.
I thought that when I said I called the Superior Court Clerk just to be sure because it had been awhile, you would believe me. I know you don't know me from the man in the moon, but I am a person of my word and I did call and they confirmed that Birth Certificates are not required.