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Please number your questions in the future or I won't respond.

>The original PP is in Benton County.  After it was filed we
>all moved to Spokane County.  CP moved back to Benton County 2
>years ago (with 1 day notice).  Can I file this in Spokane
>County?

No. Venue is Benton.

  Do you think we are wasting our time with this?

No really. But, you may be wasting money. It's a judgment call over what's worth more to you -- your money or your time.

>Also, is this something we can do on our own or should we hire
>an attorney to handle this?

There's no way for me to answer that. It depends on how comfortable you are in representing yourself and doing the paperwork.

>If we hire an attorney, how likely is it we will be able to recover court/attorney costs?

Well, you have a pretty good audit trail of trying to negotiate in good faith, and it appears that the other parent is just sitting on her hands for the sole purpose of attempting to frustrate your plans. However, generally attorney fees are not awarded as a punitive measure unless the other party has completely wasted the court's time. So, unless the other parent has no reasonable defense for her refusal to consent to the modification, then you probably won't receive attorney fees.