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WPF DVi 8.010

Instructions for Request for Order to Recognize and Enforce or Deny Recognition and Enforcement Canadian Domestic Violence Protection Order

Washington · Washington State Courts · Effective July 1, 2022

This form is used to ask the court to either recognize and enforce, or deny recognition and enforcement of, a Canadian Domestic Violence Protection Order. It asks for details about the parties, the original Canadian order, and other related court cases.

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Where this fits in a case

After judgment

Stage: After judgment

This form is used by a person authorized by Washington law, or by the restrained person in a Canadian domestic violence protection order, to start a civil court case asking the judge for a decision on the Canadian order.

Either party may file.

Common questions

Who can file this form?
This form can be filed by either the person authorized by Washington law to seek enforcement, or by the person who is the restrained person in the Canadian domestic violence protection order.
What does filing this form start?
Filing this form will start a civil court case and will become a public court record.
What documents must be attached?
The court needs a certified copy of the Canadian Domestic Violence Protection Order to review it.

Revision history

No changes recorded since we started tracking this form on October 9, 2026. The current version took effect July 1, 2022.

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