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Instead of personal service, the Notice can be sent to the defendant by registered or certified mail. If the Notice is mailed, a return receipt with the signature of the party being served must be filed with the court. The defendant must be served the Notice at least ten calendar days before the scheduled hearing.

How to. ... Talk to a lawyer, if you can. Step 1: Fill out these forms. All of these forms in Step 1 can be downloaded at: .courts.wa.gov/forms/ Form Name. ... Step 2: Submit your documents Ex Parte via the Clerk. Step 3: Arrange for publication of the Summons by Publication. Step 4: Obtain and file the Affidavit of Publication.

Any person, other than yourself, who is at least 18-years-old, must hand the documents directly to the other party. You can hire a company or the Sheriff's Office in the county in which the other party resides to serve the documents.

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.

Court documents or other evidence shall be deemed served by email to Defendant / Respondent when sent to (email address) . (name) when sent to (email address) . Letters shall be delivered by email only unless otherwise requested. (Monday through Friday, unless there are court holidays).

In Washington, substitute service is effective when a copy of the summons is left at the defendant's usual place of abode with some person of suitable age and discretion then resident therein.