{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-26.21a.200","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 26.21A.200","heading":"Proceedings under this chapter.","body":"(1) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, this article applies to all proceedings under this chapter.\n(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.","path":["Title 26","Chapter 26.21A"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=26.21A.200","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:42:38Z","sha256":"91e8f3f1e42db2eebb7fe6ed688feb076cb9975c3c4138e497559977434806ca","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-26.21a.150","next":"us-wa/rcw-26.21a.205"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}