{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-7.52.070","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 7.52.070","heading":"Trial—Proof must be taken.","body":"The rights of the several parties, plaintiffs as well as defendants, may be put in issue, tried and determined in such suit, and where a defendant fails to answer, or where a sale of the property is necessary, the title shall be ascertained by proof to the satisfaction of the court, before the decree for partition or sale is given.","path":["Title 7","Chapter 7.52"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=7.52.070","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:38:10Z","sha256":"b621823d6c98adc5ae18125ed09a9ed2171b30395ed73f56a105a87feb5b8a42","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-7.52.060","next":"us-wa/rcw-7.52.080"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}