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In Washington, you personally serve papers by having someone 18 or older and of sound mind deliver them to the recipient. The person effecting service cannot be you. It doesn't need to be a professional process server though. For example, a friend can do it.

The Notice can be served only by (1) a person over the age of 18 who is competent to be a witness and is not a party to the action, or (2) the sheriff or a deputy of the county in which the court is located. Instead of personal service, the Notice can be sent to the defendant by registered or certified mail.

Complete a Will Repository Cover Sheet, bring the completed sheet and the original will into the Superior Court Clerk's Office. The fee to file a Will into the repository is $20. If you add information, such as a Codicil, you must pay another $20 fee.

Under Washington law, you are responsible for serving the defendant, but the law does not require a particular person or entity. Anyone over the age of 18 can serve legal documents?a friend or family member, for example. Basically, anyone old enough can be your own process server.

This article will provide guidance on How To Serve legal papers in Washington State. In order to serve process in Washington, a person must enroll with the county auditor and deposit a ten-dollar registration fee in order to serve process in that county.

Many Washington State courts have a public access terminal in the courthouse where you can view JIS public record case information such as an index of filed cases and a list of documents filed in each case. Contact your local court to see if they have a public access terminal.