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Superior Court
of Washington
County of
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[ ] In re the Marriage of:
[ ] In re the Domestic Partnership of:
Petitioner,
and
Respondent. |
No.
Summons
(SM) |
To the Respondent:
1. The petitioner has started an action in the above court
requesting:
[ ] that your marriage be dissolved.
[ ] that your domestic partnership be dissolved.
[ ] a legal separation.
[ ] that the validity of your marriage be
determined.
[ ] that the validity of your domestic
partnership be determined.
Additional requests, if any, are stated in the petition, a copy of
which is attached to this summons.
2. You must respond to this summons and petition by serving
a copy of your written response on the person signing this summons
and by filing the original with the clerk of the court. If you do
not serve your written response within 20 days (or 60 days if you
are served outside of the state of Washington) after the date this
summons was served on you, exclusive of the day of service, the
court may enter an order of default against you, and the court may,
without further notice to you, enter a decree and approve or provide
for the relief requested in the petition. In the case of a
dissolution of marriage or domestic partnership, the court will not
enter the final decree until at least 90 days after filing and
service. If you serve a notice of appearance on the undersigned
person, you are entitled to notice before an order of default or a
decree may be entered.
3. Your written response to the summons and petition must be
on form:
[ ] WPF DR 01.0300, Response to Petition
(Marriage).
[ ] WPF DR 01.0305, Response to Petition
(Registered Domestic Partnership).
4. This form may be obtained by contacting the clerk of the
court at the address below, by contacting the Administrative Office
of the Courts at (360) 705-5328, or from the Internet at the
Washington State Courts homepage:
http://www.courts.wa.gov/forms
5. If this action has not been filed with the court, you may
demand that the petitioner file this action with the court. If you
do so, the demand must be in writing and must be served upon the
person signing this summons. Within 14 days after you serve the
demand, the petitioner must file this action with the court, or the
service on you of this summons and petition will be void.
6. If you wish to seek the advice of an attorney in this
matter, you should do so promptly so that your written response, if
any, may be served on time.
7. One method of serving a copy of your response on the
petitioner is to send it by certified mail with return receipt
requested.
This
summons is issued pursuant to RCW 4.28.100 and Superior Court Civil
Rule 4.1 of the state of Washington.
Dated:
Signature of Petitioner or Lawyer/WSBA No.
Print or Type Name
File original of
your response with
Serve a copy of your response on:
the clerk of the
court at:
[ ] Petitioner (you may list an address that is not your residential
address where you agree to accept legal documents. Any
time this address changes while this action is pending, you must
notify the opposing parties in writing and file an updated
Confidential Information Form (WPF DRPSCU 09.0200) with the court
clerk.)
[ ] Petitioner’s Lawyer
(Name
of Court)
(Name)
(Address)
(Address)
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