Revised Code of Washington

Wash. Rev. Code § 11.96A.170 (2026)

Trial by jury

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If a party is entitled to a trial by jury and a jury is demanded, and the issues are not sufficiently made up by the written pleadings on file, the court, on due notice, shall settle and frame the issues to be tried. If a jury is not demanded, the court shall try the issues, and sign and file its findings and decision in writing, as provided for in civil actions.
[ 1999 c 42 s 310.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2024–2024 · leading case: Matter Of The Est. Of: Larry Dean Niggli (Wash. Ct. App. 2024).
Matter Of The Est. Of: Larry Dean Niggli (Wash. Ct. App. 2024). “” RCW 11.96A.170. The statute also mandates that the initial hearing on a TEDRA petition “be a hearing on the merits to resolve all issues of fact and all issues of law.”
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