RCW 26.26A.400 Proceeding to adjudicate parentage—Authorization. (1) A proceeding may be commenced to adjudicate the parentage of a child. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the proceeding is governed by the rules of civil procedure. (2) A proceeding to adjudicate the parentage of a child born under a surrogacy agreement is governed by RCW […]
RCW 26.26A.405 Standing to maintain proceeding to adjudicate parentage. Except as otherwise provided in RCW 26.26A.200 through 26.26A.265 and 26.26A.435 through 26.26A.450, a proceeding to adjudicate parentage may be maintained by: (1) The child; (2) The woman who gave birth to the child, unless a court has adjudicated that she is not a parent; (3) […]
RCW 26.26A.410 Notice of proceeding to adjudicate parentage. (1) The petitioner shall give notice of a proceeding to adjudicate parentage to the following individuals: (a) The woman who gave birth to the child, unless a court has adjudicated that she is not a parent; (b) An individual who is a parent of the child under […]
RCW 26.26A.415 Proceeding to adjudicate parentage—Personal jurisdiction. (1) The court may adjudicate an individual’s parentage of a child only if the court has personal jurisdiction over the individual. (2) A court of this state with jurisdiction to adjudicate parentage may exercise personal jurisdiction over a nonresident individual, or the guardian or conservator of the individual, […]
RCW 26.26A.420 Proceeding to adjudicate parentage—Venue. Except as otherwise provided in RCW 26.26A.730, venue for a proceeding to adjudicate parentage is in the county of this state in which: (1) The child resides or is located; (2) If the child does not reside in this state, the respondent resides or is located; or (3) A […]
