RCW 26.21A.200Proceedings under this chapter.(1) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, this article applies to all proceedings under this chapter.(2) An individual petitioner or a support enforcement agency may initiate a proceeding authorized under this chapter by filing a petition in an initiating tribunal for forwarding to a responding tribunal or by filing a petition or a comparable pleading directly in a tribunal of another state or a foreign country which has or can obtain personal jurisdiction over the respondent.[ 2015 c 214 s 12; 2002 c 198 s 301.]NOTES:Effective date—Conflict with federal requirements—Waiver—2015 c 214: See notes following RCW 26.21A.010.Denial of waiver—2015 c 214: See note following RCW 26.21A.115.Effective date—2002 c 198: See RCW 26.21A.900.
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