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A vulnerable adult protection order is a civil court order that provides protection for a vulnerable adult who is a victim of abandonment, abuse, financial exploitation, neglect, or the threat of any of those actions.
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back to topWho can file for a vulnerable adult protection order?
You can file the order yourself if you are a vulnerable adult. You can also file on behalf of a vulnerable adult if you are:
the vulnerable adult’s guardian or legal fiduciary; or
an “interested person.”*
The Department of Social and Health Services may also file for an order on behalf of a vulnerable adult.**
* R.C.W. § 74.34.110(1)
** R.C.W. § 74.34.150
You can file the order yourself if you are a vulnerable adult [/laws_state_type.php?id=16407&state_code=WA&open_id=16408#content-16414]. You can also file on behalf of a vulnerable adult if you are: * the vulnerable adult’s guardian or legal fiduciary; or * an “interested person [/laws_state_type.php?id=16407&state_code=WA&open_id=16409#content-16415].”* The Department of Social and Health Services may also file for an order on behalf of a vulnerable adult.** * R.C.W. § 74.34.110(1) ** R.C.W. § 74.34.150
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back to topWhat is the legal definition of an interested person?
You can file on behalf of a vulnerable adult if you are “an interested person.” An interested person is a person who shows the judge that:
s/he is interested in the welfare of the vulnerable adult;
s/he has a good faith belief that the court's intervention is necessary; and
the vulnerable adult is unable, due to incapacity, undue influence, or duress at the time the petition is filed, to protect his/her own interests.*
* R.C.W. § 74.34.020(12)
You can file on behalf of a vulnerable adult if you are “an interested person.” An interested person is a person who shows the judge that: * s/he is interested in the welfare of the vulnerable adult; * s/he has a good faith belief that the court's intervention is necessary; and * the vulnerable adult is unable, due to incapacity, undue influence, or duress at the time the petition is filed, to protect his/her own interests.* * R.C.W. § 74.34.020(12)
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back to topWhat are the steps to get a vulnerable adult protection order?
The steps for getting a vulnerable adult protection order are similar to the steps involved with obtaining a domestic violence order for protection. The instructions may be similar to the order for protection petition, but you will fill out a different set of forms.
The steps for getting a vulnerable adult protection order are similar to the steps involved with obtaining a domestic violence order for protection [http://womenslaw.org/laws_state_type.php?id=602&state_code=WA&open_id=11761#content-11762]. The instructions may be similar to the order for protection petition, but you will fill out a different set of forms [https://www.courts.wa.gov/Forms/?fa=forms.contribute&formID=70].
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back to topHow can a vulnerable adult protection order protect the vulnerable adult?
Through a vulnerable adult protection order, the judge can order that the abuser:
not commit acts of abandonment, abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation against the vulnerable adult;
stay away from the vulnerable adult's residence for a specified period or until further order of the court;
not contact the vulnerable adult for a specified period or until further order of the court;
not knowingly come or remain within a certain distance from a specific location;
provide an accounting of the use of the vulnerable adult's income or other resources;
not transfer his/her property or the vulnerable adult’s property for a specific period of time not longer than 90 days; and
pay a filing fee and court costs, including service fees, and reimburse the petitioner (the person who filed for the order) for costs of starting the court case, including reasonable attorney’s fees.*
* R.C.W. § 74.34.130
Through a vulnerable adult protection order, the judge can order that the abuser: * not commit acts of abandonment, abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation against the vulnerable adult; * stay away from the vulnerable adult's residence for a specified period or until further order of the court; * not contact the vulnerable adult for a specified period or until further order of the court; * not knowingly come or remain within a certain distance from a specific location; * provide an accounting of the use of the vulnerable adult's income or other resources; * not transfer his/her property or the vulnerable adult’s property for a specific period of time not longer than 90 days; and * pay a filing fee and court costs, including service fees, and reimburse the petitioner (the person who filed for the order) for costs of starting the court case, including reasonable attorney’s fees.* * R.C.W. § 74.34.130
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