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1.7 Jurisdiction

As shown in Figure 1, the dialog presents one question, "Does this court have jurisdiction over the respondent?" If you respond no, "This court has jurisdiction over the marriage."  and "This court does not have jurisdiction over the respondent." will be added to 1.7 Jurisdiction paragraph as shown in Figure 2.

Figure 1

Jurisdiction dialog

Figure 2

Jurisdiction Document Preview

For this demonstration we select yes to the question "Does this court have jurisdiction over the respondent?" as shown in Figure 3.  Notice additional selections are presented.

Figure 3

1.7 Jurisdiction dialog

Furthermore, for this demonstration we will select the following:

  • the respondent is currently residing in Washington
  • the petitioner and respondent lived in Washington during their marriage and the petitioner continues to reside, or be a member of the armed forces stationed, in this state.
  • the petitioner and respondent may have conceived a child while within Washington.
Document Preview tab showing our selection

Document Preview Window

Continue to 1.8 Property...

Download and view the Petition for Dissolution of Marriage created in this demonstration

Petition for Dissolution of Marriage (PTDSS) - Microsoft Word

Petition for Dissolution of Marriage (PTDSS) - Adobe PDF

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