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Summons Form. This is a Washington form and can be use in Domestic Relations Statewide.
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Superior Court of Washington
County of
[ ] In re the Marriage of:
[ ] In re the Domestic Partnership of:
No.
Petitioner,
and
Summons
(SM)
Respondent.
To the Respondent:
1.
The petitioner has started an action in the above court requesting:
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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:
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WPF DR 01.0300, Response to Petition (Marriage).
WPF DR 01.0305, Response to Petition (Registered Domestic Partnership).
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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
the clerk of the court at:
Serve a copy of your response on:
[ ] 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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