RCW 26.26B.010 Mandatory use of approved forms. (1) Effective January 1, 1992, a party shall not file any pleading with the clerk of the court in an action commenced under this chapter or chapter 26.26A RCW unless on forms approved by the administrative office of the courts. (2) The parties shall comply with requirements for […]
RCW 26.26B.020 Judgment or order determining parent and child relationship—Support judgment and orders—Residential provisions—Custody—Restraining orders—Notice of modification or termination of restraining order. (1) The judgment and order of the court determining the existence or nonexistence of the parent and child relationship shall be determinative for all purposes. (2) If the judgment and order of the […]
RCW 26.26B.030 Support orders—Compliance with RCW 26.23.050. Every court order or decree establishing a child support obligation shall be entered in compliance with RCW 26.23.050. [ 1987 c 435 § 27; 1986 c 138 § 3; 1984 c 260 § 23. Formerly RCW 26.26.132.] NOTES: Effective date—1987 c 435: See RCW 26.23.900.
RCW 26.26B.040 Support orders—Time limit, exception. A court may not order payment for support provided or expenses incurred more than five years prior to the commencement of the action. Any period of time in which the responsible party has concealed himself or herself or avoided the jurisdiction of the court under this chapter or chapter […]
RCW 26.26B.050 Restraining order—Knowing violation—Penalty—Law enforcement immunity. (1) Whenever a restraining order is issued under this chapter or chapter 26.26A RCW, and the person to be restrained knows of the order, a violation of the provisions restricting the person from acts or threats of violence or of a provision restraining the person from going onto […]
RCW 26.26B.060 Costs. The court may order reasonable fees of experts and the child’s guardian ad litem, and other costs of the action, including blood or genetic test costs, to be paid by the parties in proportions and at times determined by the court. The court may order that all or a portion of a […]
RCW 26.26B.070 Proof of certain support and parentage establishment costs. In all actions brought under this chapter or chapter 26.26A RCW, bills for pregnancy, childbirth, and genetic testing shall: (1) Be admissible as evidence without requiring third-party foundation testimony; and (2) Constitute prima facie evidence of amounts incurred for such services or for testing on […]
RCW 26.26B.080 Enforcement of judgments or orders. (1) If existence of the parent and child relationship is declared, or parentage or a duty of support has been acknowledged or adjudicated under this chapter or chapter 26.26A RCW or under prior law, the obligation of the parent may be enforced in the same or other proceedings […]
RCW 26.26B.090 Modification of judgment or order—Continuing jurisdiction. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section the court has continuing jurisdiction to prospectively modify a judgment and order for future education and future support, and with respect to matters listed in *RCW 26.26.130 (3) and (5), and *RCW 26.26.150(2) upon showing a substantial […]
RCW 26.26B.100 Health care coverage. (1) In entering or modifying a support order under this chapter or chapter 26.26A RCW, the court shall require either or both parents to maintain or provide health care coverage for any dependent child as provided under RCW 26.09.105. (2) This section shall not be construed to limit the authority […]
RCW 26.26B.110 Relinquishment of child for adoption—Notice to other parent. If a parent relinquishes or proposes to relinquish for adoption a child, the other parent shall be given notice of the adoption proceeding and have the rights provided under the provisions of chapter 26.33 RCW. [ 1985 c 7 § 87; 1975-’76 2nd ex.s. c […]
RCW 26.26B.120 Parenting plan—Designation of parent for other state and federal purposes. Solely for the purposes of all other state and federal statutes which require a designation or determination of custody, a parenting plan shall designate the parent with whom the child is scheduled to reside a majority of the time as the custodian of […]
RCW 26.26B.130 Judicial proceedings for parenting and support of a child. (1) After the period for rescission of an acknowledgment of parentage provided in RCW 26.26A.235 has passed, a parent executing an acknowledgment of parentage of the child named therein may commence a judicial proceeding for: (a) Making residential provisions or a parenting plan with […]
