RCW 26.21A.200
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(1)Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, this article applies to all proceedings under this chapter.
(2)An individual petitioner or a support enforcement agency may initiate a proceeding authorized under this chapter by filing a petition in an initiating tribunal for forwarding to a responding tribunal or by filing a petition or a comparable pleading directly in a tribunal of another state or a foreign country which has or can obtain personal jurisdiction over the respondent.
[ 2015 c 214 s 12 ; 2002 c 198 s 301 .]
Notes:
Effective date — Conflict with federal requirements — Waiver — 2015 c 214: See notes following RCW 26.21A.010 .
Denial of waiver — 2015 c 214: See note following RCW 26.21A.115 .
Effective date — 2002 c 198: See RCW 26.21A.900 .