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Chapter 13.64 RCW: EMANCIPATION OF MINORS
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Chapter 13.64 RCW
13.64.010 Declaration of emancipation.
13.64.020 Petition for emancipation—Filing fees.
13.64.030 Service of petition—Notice—Date of hearing.
13.64.040 Hearing on petition.
13.64.050 Emancipation decree—Certified copy—Notation of emancipated status.
13.64.060 Power and capacity of emancipated minor.
13.64.070 Declaration of emancipation—Voidable.
13.64.080 Forms to initiate petition of emancipation.
13.64.900 Effective date—1993 c 294.
13.64.901 Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.
RCW 13.64.010
Declaration of emancipation.
[ 1993 c 294 § 1.]
RCW 13.64.020
Petition for emancipation—Filing fees.
[ 1995 c 292 § 7; 1993 c 294 § 2.]
RCW 13.64.030
Service of petition—Notice—Date of hearing.
The petitioner shall serve a copy of the filed petition and notice of hearing on the petitioner's parent or parents, guardian, or custodian at least fifteen days before the emancipation hearing. No summons shall be required. Service shall be waived if proof is made to the court that the address of the parent or parents, guardian, or custodian is unavailable or unascertainable. The petitioner shall also serve notice of the hearing on the department of children, youth, and families if the petitioner is subject to dependency disposition order under RCW 13.34.130. The hearing shall be held no later than sixty days after the date on which the petition is filed.
[ 2017 3rd sp.s. c 6 § 317; 1993 c 294 § 3.]
RCW 13.64.040
(1) The hearing on the petition shall be before a judicial officer, sitting without a jury. Prior to the presentation of proof the judicial officer shall determine whether: (a) The petitioning minor understands the consequences of the petition regarding his or her legal rights and responsibilities; (b) a guardian ad litem should be appointed to investigate the allegations of the petition and file a report with the court.
(2) For the purposes of this section, the term "judicial officer" means: (a) A judge; (b) a superior court commissioner of a unified family court if the county operates a unified family court; or (c) any superior court commissioner if the county does not operate a unified family court. The term does not include a judge pro tempore.
[ 2001 c 161 § 1; 1993 c 294 § 4.]
RCW 13.64.070
Declaration of emancipation—Voidable.
[ 1993 c 294 § 7.]
RCW 13.64.080
Forms to initiate petition of emancipation.
[ 2005 c 282 § 28; 1993 c 294 § 8.]
RCW 13.64.900
Effective date—1993 c 294.
This act shall take effect January 1, 1994.
[ 1993 c 294 § 11.]
RCW 13.64.901
[ 2009 c 521 § 44.]