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Wash. Rev. Code § 26.27.081 (2026)

Notice to persons outside state

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(1) Notice required for the exercise of jurisdiction when a person is outside this state may be given in a manner prescribed for service of process by the law of the state in which the service is made or given in a manner reasonably calculated to give actual notice, and may be made in any of the following ways:
(a) Personal delivery outside this state in the manner prescribed for service of process within this state;
(b) By any form of mail addressed to the person to be served and requesting a receipt; or
(c) As directed by the court, including publication if other means of notification are ineffective.
(2) Proof of service outside this state may be made:
(a) By affidavit of the individual who made the service;
(b) In the manner prescribed by the law of this state or the law of the state in which the service is made; or
(c) As directed by the order under which the service is made.
If service is made by mail, proof may be a receipt signed by the addressee or other evidence of delivery to the addressee.
(3) Notice is not required for the exercise of jurisdiction with respect to a person who submits to the jurisdiction of the court.
[ 2001 c 65 s 108.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2004–2004 · leading case: In Re Marriage of Tsarbopoulos, 104 P.3d 692 (Wash. Ct. App. 2004).
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In Re Marriage of Tsarbopoulos, 104 P.3d 692 (Wash. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 6× “For the purposes of the UCCJA, RCW 26.27.081 provides, in part, that service may be effectuated either in a manner prescribed for service by the laws of the state in which service is made or in any manner reasonably calculated to give notice.”
In re the Marriage of Tsarbopoulos, 125 Wash. App. 273 (Wash. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 6× “For the purposes of the UCCJA, RCW 26.27.081 provides, in pkrt, that service may be effectuated either in a manner prescribed for service by the laws of the state in which service is made or in any manner reasonably *278 calculated to give notice.”
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