RCW 26.20.030 Family abandonment—Penalty—Exception. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, any person who has a child dependent upon him or her for care, education or support and deserts such child in any manner whatever with intent to abandon it is guilty of the crime of family abandonment. (2) A parent of […]
RCW 26.20.035 Family nonsupport—Penalty—Exception. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, any person who is able to provide support, or has the ability to earn the means to provide support, and who: (a) Willfully omits to provide necessary food, clothing, shelter, or medical attendance to a child dependent upon him or her; […]
RCW 26.20.071 Evidence—Spouse or domestic partner as witness. In any proceedings relating to nonsupport or family desertion the laws attaching a privilege against the disclosure of communications between spouses or domestic partners shall be inapplicable and both spouses or domestic partners in such proceedings shall be competent witnesses to testify to any relevant matter, including […]
RCW 26.20.080 Proof of wilfulness—Application of penalty provisions. Proof of the nonsupport of a spouse or domestic partner or of a child or children, or the omission to furnish necessary food, clothing, shelter, or medical attendance for a spouse or domestic partner, or for a child or children, is prima facie evidence that the nonsupport […]
