Okanogan County Superior Court Service and Proof of Service Rules

CRITICAL

Applies to

Filed documents

Once a GAL appointment has been made, all parties must serve the GAL with copies of everything they file.

All parties shall serve on the GAL copies of everything they file once an appointment has been made.

CRITICAL

Service

Electronic service

Attorneys and parties without a lawyer must accept email service of pleadings and other papers, except when they lack email or personal service is required.

All attorneys and parties without a lawyer having matters in the Okanogan County Superior Court shall accept service via email of pleadings and other papers; except where parties or their attorney does not have email, or filings requiring personal service.

CRITICAL

Deadline

14 calendar days

Applies to

Letter

If a party anticipates offering at least 25 exhibits at trial, it must notify the opposing party by letter at least 14 calendar days before trial.

Parties shall notify the trial judge and the opposing party by letter if that party anticipates offering twenty-five (25) exhibits or more at the time of trial. Said notice shall be given no less than fourteen (14) calendar days prior to the trial date.

CRITICAL

Deadline

15 calendar days

Applies to

Verified financial declaration and verified statement of assets debt matrix

The Respondent must serve the Petitioner the verified financial declaration and assets-and-debt statement within 15 calendar days after receiving the Petitioner’s declaration and financial statements.

Upon receipt of declaration and financial statements as per (c) (1) above from Petitioner, the Respondent shall, within fifteen (15) calendar days, serve Petitioner a Verified Financial Declaration and Verified Statement of Assets & Debt Matrix.

CRITICAL

The response to a trial-setting request must be served on the applicable parties as well as filed within 14 calendar days.

Opposing counsel and any unrepresented litigant shall prepare, serve and file any response to the request within fourteen (14) calendar days.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Order

The petitioner must serve the Respondent with a copy of the order and file a Return of Service with the Okanogan County Superior Clerk’s office.

The petitioner shall serve a copy of this on the Respondent and file a Return of Service with the Okanogan County Superior Clerk’s office.

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A party must notify the opposing parties in writing whenever the listed address changes while the action is pending.

Any time this address changes while this action is pending, you must notify the opposing parties in writing.

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A party intending to use a qualifying newly discovered witness must immediately report the witness’s name, address, and expected testimony to opposing counsel and the court.

Additional Witnesses: If additional witnesses are discovered, who by the use of reasonable diligence could not have been discovered before the Pretrial Conference, the party intending to use such witness shall immediately report the names, addresses and summary of the testimony of such witness to opposing counsel and the court.

CRITICAL

A motion to revise a commissioner’s order or judgment must be served within ten calendar days after the written order is entered.

A motion for revision of a commissioner’s order or judgment shall be served and filed within ten (10) calendar days of entry of the written order, as provided in RCW 2.24.050.

CRITICAL

Reply documents must be served no later than 24 hours or one judicial day before the hearing.

Any party replying to opposing documents shall file and serve the Reply Documents, and deliver working copies to the hearing judge, no later than twenty-four hours or one (1) judicial day before the date and time the motion is to be heard by the court.

CRITICAL

Deadline

30 calendar days

Each party must serve the specified documents on the opposing party within 30 calendar days after an answer or other responsive pleading is filed.

Within thirty (30) calendar days after the filing of an answer or other responsive pleading in any of the actions specified above, each party shall be required to serve the following documents on the opposing party:

CRITICAL

The completed objection must be promptly served on all other persons entitled to notice.

Any person entitled to notice under RCW 11.130 who objects to the appointment of a guardian shall promptly file and serve on all other persons entitled to notice a completed “Objection to Minor Guardianship”, GDN M 301.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Exhibits

- d. The following exhibits will be sent to opposing counsel within _____ days and within five days of receipt forwarded to the court with any objections thereto; in the event no objections are raised the exhibits will be admitted in accordance with the provisions of (a) above.

- d. The following exhibits will be sent to opposing counsel within _____ days and within five days of receipt forwarded to the court with any objections thereto; in the event no objections are raised the exhibits will be admitted in accordance with the provisions of (a) above.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Financial declaration

Each party must provide the other party a completed Financial Declaration within 30 days after filing a general appearance, answer, or other responsive pleading.

Within 30 days after the filing of any general appearance, answer or other responsive pleading, each party shall provide the other party with a completed Financial Declaration (WPF DR 01.1550).

CRITICAL

Applies to

Request for trial setting

The request must be served on the opposing attorney or unrepresented party, and the service date and manner must be stated.

1. I have served the opposite attorney or Party without a Lawyer with this request on the following date: _____________ and in the following manner:______________________

CRITICAL

Service

Electronic service

Email service before 5:00 p.m. on a judicial day is complete on transmission; service on weekends, holidays, or after 5:00 p.m. is complete at 9:00 a.m. on the next judicial day.

Service via email is complete on transmission when made prior to 5:00 p.m. on a judicial day. Service made on a Saturday, Sunday, holiday, or after 5:00 p.m. on any other day shall be deemed complete at 9:00 a.m. on the first judicial day thereafter.

CRITICAL

Petitioners must promptly serve the criminal-history report results on everyone entitled to notice after filing the results.

At the time of filing the action, the petitioner(s) shall file the results of a Washington State Patrol criminal history report as required by RCW 11.130.210 and then promptly serve the results on all persons entitled to notice under RCW 11.130.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Settlement conference letter

The attorney in charge must serve the settlement judge and opposing counsel with the required settlement letter at least five days before the conference.

The attorney in charge of each party's case shall personally attend all settlement conferences and shall, not less than five (5) days prior to the date set for the settlement conference, serve on the settlement judge and the attorney for the opposing party a letter succinctly addressing the following: a. A brief factual summary; b. Issues regarding liability; c. Issues regarding damages, both special and general d. History of any settlement negotiations; and e. Current position on settlement.

CRITICAL

Deadline

48 hours

Opposition papers must be served on the parties at least 48 hours or two judicial days before the scheduled hearing.

Any party opposing a motion shall file and serve the original responsive papers in opposition to a motion with the clerk, serve copies on parties, and deliver working copies to the hearing judge no less than forty-eight hours [or two (2) judicial days] before the date and time prior to the scheduled hearing.

CRITICAL

A GAL’s fee request submitted to the court must also be served upon the parties.

(4) All fee requests by the GAL submitted to the court shall contain time records, which distinguish investigative/legal, administrative/clerical, and travel time and shall also be served upon the parties.

CRITICAL

Deadline

15 calendar days

Applies to

Verified financial declaration and verified statement of assets debt matrix

The Petitioner must serve the Respondent the verified financial declaration and assets-and-debt statement within 15 calendar days after receiving the answer or response.

Upon receipt of the answer or response, the Petitioner shall, within fifteen (15) calendar days serve their Verified Financial Declaration and Verified Statement of Assets & Debt Matrix upon the Respondent.

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If you want the court to consider your side, serve a copy of the papers on all other parties or their lawyers.

Have a copy of your papers served on all other parties or their lawyers;

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A party seeking to modify or terminate a finalized non-parental custody matter must notify all parties to that matter and everyone entitled to notice under RCW 11.130.

Any party seeking a modification or termination of a finalized non-parental custody matter shall provide notice of the action to all parties to the finalized non-parental custody matter as well as all persons entitled to notice under RCW 11.130.

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The other party must receive at least five judicial days’ notice of the revision hearing.

A written notice shall be filed that gives the other party at least five (5) judicial days’ notice of the time, date and place of the hearing on the motion for revision.

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The moving party must serve the motion and supporting documents at least eight days before the hearing, unless a motion to shorten time has been filed and approved.

The moving party shall serve and file the motion and supporting documents no less than eight days before the date and time specified for the hearing [unless a motion to shorten time has been filed and order granting motion to shorten time has been approved].

CRITICAL

Applies to

Notice of appointment

The person appointed by the Registry Administrator must serve the parties with a notice of appointment.

The person appointed by the Registry Administrator shall serve upon the parties a notice of appointment.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Exhibits

A party intending to use qualifying newly discovered exhibits or documents must immediately show them to opposing counsel and submit them to the court for identification marking.

Additional Exhibits: If additional exhibits or documents are discovered which could not have been discovered by reasonable diligence before the Pretrial Conference, the party intending to use them shall immediately exhibit them to opposing counsel and submit them to the court to be marked for identification.

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The moving party must serve the listed child-support motion papers and supporting documents.

The moving party shall file and serve a note for hearing, motion, proposed child support order, proposed child support worksheets, financial declaration, and proof of income (tax returns, W-2s, et cetera).

CRITICAL

Whenever the designated address changes while the action is pending, the party must notify opposing parties in writing and file an updated Confidential Information Form with the Court Clerk.

Any time this address changes while this action is pending, you [ ] Parties engaged must notify the opposing parties in writing and file an updated Confidential Information Form (WPF DRPSCU 09.0200 with the Court Clerk).

CRITICAL

Applies to

Pretrial statement

Attorneys must submit the Pretrial Statement to the trial judge and opposing counsel.

the attorneys shall submit to the trial judge and to opposing counsel a Pretrial Statement

CRITICAL

Applies to

Asset debt matrix and financial declaration

In family-law cases, counsel or unrepresented parties must serve the completed Asset & Debt Matrix and financial declaration on the settlement judge and opposing counsel at least five days before the settlement conference.

In family law cases, counsel or unrepresented parties shall also serve, not less than five (5) days prior to the date set for the settlement conference, on the settlement judge and attorney for the opposing party the completed Asset & Debt Matrix (Appendix A Form A-1) and financial declaration (WPF DRPSCU 01.1550)

CRITICAL

The request must be served on the opposing attorney or unrepresented litigant, and the certification records the service date and manner.

1. I have/will serve(d) the opposing attorney or unrepresented litigant with this request on or by the following date: ______________ and in the following manner: _______________________________

CRITICAL

Email-address changes must be filed as a change of address, and all parties and the court must be notified.

Any changes of email addresses will be filed in the case as a change of address with all parties and the court being notified.

CRITICAL

The Petitioner must serve the order on the Respondent and file a declaration of service in the court file.

The Petitioner shall serve a copy of this order on the Respondent and file a declaration of service in the court file.

CRITICAL

Copies of the motion must be provided to the opposing parties.

The motion shall be filed with the Superior Court Clerk and copies shall be provided to the Judicial Assistant and opposing parties.

WARNING

If a trial de novo is not confirmed under LR 40(g), the court may strike the trial after giving proper notice to each party.

If the trial de novo is not confirmed pursuant to LR 40(g), the trial may be stricken by the court by given proper notice to each party.

WARNING

If the address changes before the case ends, the person must notify all parties and the court clerk in writing; use of the Notice of Address Change form is optional.

(If this address changes before the case ends, you must notify all parties and the court clerk in writing. You may use the Notice of Address Change form (FL All Family 120).

WARNING

Papers must be timely served on opposing counsel; failure to comply with filing, service, or bench-copy requirements may result in striking, sanctions, or terms.

Parties who fail to timely file papers, serve papers on opposing counsel or submit bench copies as required by these rules may cause matters to be stricken, sanctions imposed, or terms assessed.

INFO

A party may designate a nonresidential address where they agree to accept legal documents.

Notice to Party: (you may list an address that is not your residential address where you agree to accept legal documents.

INFO

A party may provide a nonresidential address where the party agrees to accept legal documents.

you may list an address that is not your residential address where you agree to accept legal documents.