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Wash. Rev. Code § 26.27.101 (2026)

Communication between courts

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(1) A court of this state may communicate with a court in another state concerning a proceeding arising under this chapter.
(2) The court may allow the parties to participate in the communication. If the parties are not able to participate in the communication, they must be given the opportunity to present facts and legal arguments before a decision on jurisdiction is made.
(3) Communication between courts on schedules, calendars, court records, and similar matters may occur without informing the parties. A record need not be made of the communication.
(4) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3) of this section, a record must be made of a communication under this section. The parties must be informed promptly of the communication and granted access to the record.
(5) For the purposes of this section, "record" means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.
[ 2001 c 65 s 110.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2019–2025 · leading case: In Re The Marriage Of: Valerie Ndje Nlend, V. Rodrigue Alain Ndje Nlend (Wash. Ct. App. 2023).
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In Re The Marriage Of Tomi L Ingersoll v. John P Ingersoll (Wash. Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 2× “Ingersoll also asserts that the Washington superior court violated RCW 26.27.101(2), governing communications between the courts.”
In Re The Marriage Of Tomi L Ingersoll v. John P Ingersoll (Wash. Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 2× “Accordingly, the superior court failed to comply with the requirements of RCW 26.”
In Re The Marriage Of: Valerie Ndje Nlend, V. Rodrigue Alain Ndje Nlend (Wash. Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 2× “The order reflected conferral under RCW 26.27.101 4 between King County Superior Court Judge pro tempore Leonid Ponomarchuk and the Honorable Jena Culler of North Carolina District Court for Mecklenburg County.”
In Re The Marriage Of: Valerie Ndje Nlend, V. Rodrigue Alain Ndje Nlend (Wash. Ct. App. 2025). “Meanwhile, the King County Superior Court entered an order confirming jurisdiction in Washington, after conferral as authorized by statute, RCW 26.27.101 (a Washington court may communicate with another state court about a family law proceeding).”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 26.27.101(1) — 1 case
In Re The Marriage Of: Valerie Ndje Nlend, V. Rodrigue Alain Ndje Nlend (Wash. Ct. App. 2023). “The order reflected conferral under RCW 26.27.101 4 between King County Superior Court Judge pro tempore Leonid Ponomarchuk and the Honorable Jena Culler of North Carolina District Court for Mecklenburg County.”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 26.27.101(2) — 2 cases
In Re The Marriage Of Tomi L Ingersoll v. John P Ingersoll (Wash. Ct. App. 2019). “Ingersoll also asserts that the Washington superior court violated RCW 26.27.101(2), governing communications between the courts.”
In Re The Marriage Of Tomi L Ingersoll v. John P Ingersoll (Wash. Ct. App. 2020). “Accordingly, the superior court failed to comply with the requirements of RCW 26.”
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