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Wash. Rev. Code § 6.32.240 (2026)

Proceedings, before whom instituted

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Special proceedings under this chapter may be instituted and prosecuted before the superior or district court of the county in which the judgment was entered or any judge thereof, or before the superior or district court of any county to the sheriff of which an execution has been issued or in which a transcript of said judgment has been filed in the office of the clerk of said court or before any judge thereof.
[ 1981 c 193 s 2; 1899 c 93 s 2; 1893 c 133 s 24; RRS s 636.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2012–2024 · leading case: Ralph v. Dep't of Nat. Resources, 343 P.3d 342 (Wash. 2014).
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Ralph v. Dep't of Nat. Resources, 343 P.3d 342 (Wash. 2014). “RCW 6.32.240 and RCW 6.32.270 specifically authorize courts to resolve title disputes over “any real property” necessary to satisfy judgments entered by them.”
A & W Farms v. Cook, 277 P.3d 67 (Wash. Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 2× “And, RCW 6.32.240, entitled "Proceedings, before whom instituted," explicitly grants the trial court's jurisdiction over "[s]pecial proceedings under this chapter [which] may be instituted and prosecuted before the superior or district court of the county in which the judgment…”
A&W Farms v. Cook, 168 Wash. App. 462 (Wash. Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 2× “And, RCW 6.32.240, entitled “Proceedings, before whom instituted,” explicitly grants the trial court’s jurisdiction over “[s]pecial proceedings under this chapter [that] may be instituted and prosecuted before the superior or district court of the county in which the judgment…”
Apex Energy Solutions of Seattle LLC v. Foit (W.D. Wash. 2024). · cites it 5× “§ 1446(b)(3); (3) complete diversity between the 23 parties does not exist; (4) removal would improperly deprive King County Superior Court of 24 25 jurisdiction over supplemental proceedings granted to it by RCW 6.32.240; and (5) removal 26 would violate the Forum Defendant…”
Ralph v. Dep't of Nat. Res. (Wash. 2014). “Just the opposite is true. In many instances, the legislature has authorized courts to adjudicate matters affecting title to real property outside their geographical boundaries.”
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