§ 11.90.010 Short title
§ 11.90.020 Definitions
§ 11.90.030 Foreign country treatment
§ 11.90.040 Communications with out-of-state courts
§ 11.90.050 Requests between in-state and out-of-state courts
§ 11.90.060 Testimony and documentary evidence from another state
§ 11.90.200 Definitions
§ 11.90.210 Exclusive jurisdictional basis
§ 11.90.220 Appointing a guardian or issuing a protective order
§ 11.90.230 Special jurisdiction
§ 11.90.240 Exclusive jurisdiction for court appointing a guardian or issuing a protective order
§ 11.90.250 In-state court declining jurisdiction
§ 11.90.260 Jurisdiction required by unjustifiable conduct
§ 11.90.270 Notice of petition requirements when not respondent’s home state on filing date
§ 11.90.280 Rules when guardian appointment or protective order petition is filed in Washington and another state
§ 11.90.400 Procedure for transfer of guardianship or conservatorship to an out-of-state court
§ 11.90.410 Procedures for transfer of guardianship or conservatorship to Washington
§ 11.90.420 Registering out-of-state guardianship
§ 11.90.430 Registering an out-of-state protective order
§ 11.90.440 Enforcement of guardianship or protective order from another state
§ 11.90.450 Uniformity
§ 11.90.460 Application of the federal electronic signatures in global and national commerce act
§ 11.90.470 Application
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Terms Used In Washington Code > Chapter 11.90 - Uniform adult guardianship and protective proceedings jurisdiction act

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • Electronic: means relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities. See Washington Code 11.02.005
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Issue: means all the lineal descendants of an individual. See Washington Code 11.02.005
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • person: may be construed to include the United States, this state, or any state or territory, or any public or private corporation or limited liability company, as well as an individual. See Washington Code 1.16.080
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. See Washington Code 11.02.005
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.