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WA Rev Code § 26.12.172 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 26 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 26.12 - Family Court.|26.12.172 - Parenting seminars—Rules.

RCW 26.12.172 Parenting seminars—Rules.Any court rules adopted for the implementation of parenting seminars shall include the following provisions:(1) In no case shall opposing parties be required to attend seminars together;(2) Upon a showing of domestic violence or abuse which would not require mutual decision making pursuant to RCW 26.09.191, or that a parent's attendance at the seminar is not in the children's best interests, the court shall either:(a) Waive the requirement of completion of the seminar; or(b) Provide an alternative, voluntary parenting seminar for battered spouses or battered domestic partners; and(3) The court may waive the seminar for good cause.[ 2008 c 6 § 1046; 1994 c 267 § 5.]NOTES:Part headings not law—Severability—2008 c 6: See RCW 26.60.900 and 26.60.901.Effective date—1994 c 267: See note following RCW 26.09.191.
WA Rev Code § 26.12.180 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 26 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 26.12 - Family Court.|26.12.180 - Guardian ad litem, special advocate, or investigator—Information discoverable—Confidentiality.

RCW 26.12.180 Guardian ad litem, special advocate, or investigator—Information discoverable—Confidentiality.All information, records, and reports obtained or created by a guardian ad litem, court-appointed special advocate, or investigator under this title shall be discoverable pursuant to statute and court rule. The guardian ad litem, court-appointed special advocate, or investigator shall not release private or confidential information to any nonparty except pursuant to a court order signed by a judge. The guardian ad litem, court-appointed special advocate, or investigator may share private or confidential information with experts or staff he or she has retained as necessary to perform the duties of guardian ad litem, court-appointed special advocate, or investigator. Any expert or staff retained are subject to the confidentiality rules governing the guardian ad litem, court-appointed special advocate, or investigator. Nothing in this section shall be interpreted to authorize disclosure of guardian ad litem records in personal injury actions.[ 2000 c 124 § 8.]
WA Rev Code § 26.12.183 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 26 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 26.12 - Family Court.|26.12.183 - Guardian ad litem or investigator—Fees.

RCW 26.12.183 Guardian ad litem or investigator—Fees.Except for guardians ad litem appointed by the court from the subregistry created under RCW 26.12.177(2)(d), the court shall specify the hourly rate the guardian ad litem or investigator under this title may charge for his or her services, and shall specify the maximum amount the guardian ad litem or investigator under this title may charge without additional court review and approval. The court shall specify rates and fees in the order of appointment or at the earliest date the court is able to determine the appropriate rates and fees and prior to the guardian ad litem billing for his or her services. This section shall apply except as provided by local court rule.[ 2000 c 124 § 15.]
WA Rev Code § 26.12.185 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 26 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 26.12 - Family Court.|26.12.185 - Guardian ad litem, special advocate, or investigator—Release of information.

RCW 26.12.185 Guardian ad litem, special advocate, or investigator—Release of information.A guardian ad litem, court-appointed special advocate, or investigator under this title appointed under this chapter may release confidential information, records, and reports to the office of the family and children's ombuds for the purposes of carrying out its duties under chapter 43.06A RCW.[ 2013 c 23 § 41; 2000 c 124 § 9; 1999 c 390 § 4.]
WA Rev Code § 26.12.187 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 26 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 26.12 - Family Court.|26.12.187 - Guardian ad litem, special advocate, or investigator—Ex parte communications—Removal.

RCW 26.12.187 Guardian ad litem, special advocate, or investigator—Ex parte communications—Removal.A guardian ad litem, court-appointed special advocate, or investigator shall not engage in ex parte communications with any judicial officer involved in the matter for which he or she is appointed during the pendency of the proceeding, except as permitted by court rule or statute for ex parte motions. Ex parte motions shall be heard in open court on the record. The record may be preserved in a manner deemed appropriate by the county where the matter is heard. The court, upon its own motion, or upon the motion of a party, may consider the removal of any guardian ad litem, court-appointed special advocate, or investigator who violates this section from any pending case or from any court-authorized registry, and if so removed may require forfeiture of any fees for professional services on the pending case.[ 2000 c 124 § 12.]
WA Rev Code § 26.12.188 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 26 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 26.12 - Family Court.|26.12.188 - Appointment of investigators—Training requirements.

RCW 26.12.188 Appointment of investigators—Training requirements.(1) The court may appoint an investigator in addition to a guardian ad litem or court-appointed special advocate under RCW 26.12.175 and 26.12.177 to assist the court and make recommendations.(2) An investigator is a person appointed as an investigator under RCW 26.12.050(1)(b) or any other third-party professional ordered or appointed by the court to provide an opinion, assessment, or evaluation regarding the creation or modification of a parenting plan.(3) Investigators who are not supervised by a guardian ad litem or by a court-appointed special advocate program must comply with the training requirements applicable to guardians ad litem or court-appointed special advocates as provided under this chapter and court rule.[ 2011 c 292 § 5.]
WA Rev Code § 26.12.190 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 26 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 26.12 - Family Court.|26.12.190 - Family court jurisdiction as to pending actions—Use of family court services.

RCW 26.12.190 Family court jurisdiction as to pending actions—Use of family court services.(1) The family court shall have jurisdiction and full power in all pending cases to make, alter, modify, and enforce all temporary and permanent orders regarding the following: Parenting plans, child support, custody of children, visitation, possession of property, maintenance, contempt, custodial interference, and orders for attorneys' fees, suit money or costs as may appear just and equitable. Court commissioners or judges shall not have authority to require the parties to mediate disputes concerning child support.(2) Family court investigation, evaluation, mediation, treatment, and reconciliation services, and any other services may be used to assist the court to develop an order as the court deems necessary to preserve the marriage or the domestic partnership, implement an amicable settlement, and resolve the issues in controversy.[ 2008 c 6 § 1025; 1991 c 367 § 14; 1983 c 219 § 7; 1949 c 50 § 19; Rem. Supp. 1949 § 997-48.]NOTES:Part headings not law—Severability—2008 c 6: See RCW 26.60.900 and 26.60.901.Severability—Effective date—Captions not law—1991 c 367: See notes following RCW 26.09.015.
WA Rev Code § 26.12.205 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 26 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 26.12 - Family Court.|26.12.205 - Priority for proceedings involving children.

RCW 26.12.205 Priority for proceedings involving children.The family court shall give proceedings involving children priority over cases without children.[ 1991 c 367 § 16.]NOTES:Severability—Effective date—Captions not law—1991 c 367: See notes following RCW 26.09.015.
WA Rev Code § 26.12.215 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 26 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 26.12 - Family Court.|26.12.215 - Revision by the superior court.

RCW 26.12.215 Revision by the superior court.All acts and proceedings of the court commissioners shall be subject to revision by the superior court as provided in RCW 2.24.050.[ 1991 c 367 § 18.]NOTES:Severability—Effective date—Captions not law—1991 c 367: See notes following RCW 26.09.015.
WA Rev Code § 26.12.230 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 26 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 26.12 - Family Court.|26.12.230 - Joint family court services.

RCW 26.12.230 Joint family court services.(1) Any county may contract under chapter 39.34 RCW with any other county or counties to provide joint family court services.(2) Any agreement between two or more counties for the operation of a joint family court service may provide that the treasurer of one participating county shall be the custodian of moneys made available for the purposes of the joint services, and that the treasurer may make payments from the moneys upon proper authorization.(3) Any agreement between two or more counties for the operation of a joint family court service may also provide:(a) For the joint provision or operation of services and facilities or for the provision or operation of services and facilities by one participating county under contract for the other participating counties;(b) For appointments of members of the staff of the family court including the supervising counselor;(c) That, for specified purposes, the members of the staff of the family court including the supervising counselor, but excluding the judges of the family court and other court personnel, shall be considered to be employees of one participating county;(d) For other matters as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.(4) The provisions of this chapter relating to family court services provided by a single county are equally applicable to counties which contract, under this section, to provide joint family court services.[ 1986 c 95 § 3.]
WA Rev Code § 26.12.240 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 26 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 26.12 - Family Court.|26.12.240 - Courthouse facilitator program—Fee or surcharge.

RCW 26.12.240 Courthouse facilitator program—Fee or surcharge.A county may create a courthouse facilitator program to provide basic services to pro se litigants in family law cases. The legislative authority of any county may impose user fees or may impose a surcharge of up to twenty dollars on only those superior court cases filed under Title 26 RCW, or both, to pay for the expenses of the courthouse facilitator program. Fees collected under this section shall be collected and deposited in the same manner as other county funds are collected and deposited, and shall be maintained in a separate account to be used as provided in this section.[ 2005 c 457 § 15; 1993 c 435 § 2.]NOTES:Intent—2005 c 457: See note following RCW 43.08.250.
WA Rev Code § 26.12.270 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 26 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 26.12 - Family Court.|26.12.270 - Address confidentiality program.

RCW 26.12.270 Address confidentiality program.The court shall act in accordance with the requirements of the address confidentiality program pursuant to chapter 40.24 RCW in the course of all proceedings under this title. A court order for information protected by the address confidentiality program may only be issued upon completing the requirements of RCW 40.24.075.[ 2012 c 223 § 8.]
WA Rev Code § 26.12.800 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 26 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 26.12 - Family Court.|26.12.800 - Family court pilot program—Legislative recognition.

RCW 26.12.800 Family court pilot program—Legislative recognition.The legislature recognizes the increasing incidence of concurrent involvement of family members in multiple areas of the justice system. Analysis shows significant case overlap in the case types of juvenile offender, juvenile dependency, at-risk youth, child in need of services, truancy, domestic violence, and domestic relations. Also recognized is the increased complexity of the problems facing family members and the increased complexity of the laws affecting families. It is believed that in such situations, an efficient and effective response is through the creation of a unified court system centered around the family that: Provides a dedicated, trained, and informed judiciary; incorporates case management practices based on a family's judicial system needs; enables multiple case type resolution by one judicial officer or judicial team; provides coordinated legal and social services; and considers and evaluates the needs of the family as a whole.[ 1999 c 397 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 26.12.804 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 26 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 26.12 - Family Court.|26.12.804 - Family court pilot program—Rules.

RCW 26.12.804 Family court pilot program—Rules.The judges of the superior court judicial districts with unified family court pilot programs shall adopt local court rules directing the program. The local court rules shall comply with the criteria established by the administrative office of the courts and shall include:(1) A requirement that all judicial officers hearing cases in unified family court:(a) Complete an initial training program including the topic areas of childhood development, domestic violence, cultural awareness, child abuse and neglect, chemical dependency, and mental illness; and(b) Subsequent to the training in (a) of this subsection, annually attend a minimum of eight hours of continuing education of pertinence to the unified family court;(2) Case management that is based on the practice of one judge or judicial team handling all matters relating to a family;(3) An emphasis on coordinating or consolidating, to the extent possible, all cases before the unified family court relating to a family; and(4) Programs that provide for record confidentiality to protect the confidentiality of court records in accordance with the law. However law enforcement agencies shall have access to the records to the extent permissible under the law.[ 2005 c 282 § 32; 1999 c 397 § 3.]
WA Rev Code § 26.16.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 26 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 26.16 - Rights and Liabilities—Community Property.|26.16.010 - Separate property of spouse.

RCW 26.16.010 Separate property of spouse.Property and pecuniary rights owned by a spouse before marriage and that acquired by him or her afterwards by gift, bequest, devise, descent, or inheritance, with the rents, issues and profits thereof, shall not be subject to the debts or contracts of his or her spouse, and he or she may manage, lease, sell, convey, encumber or devise by will such property without his or her spouse joining in such management, alienation or encumbrance, as fully, and to the same extent or in the same manner as though he or she were unmarried.[ 2008 c 6 § 602; Code 1881 § 2408; RRS § 6890. Prior: See Reviser's note below.]NOTES:Reviser's note: For prior laws dealing with this subject see Laws 1879 pp 77-81; 1873 pp 450-455; 1871 pp 67-74; 1869 pp 318-323.Part headings not law—Severability—2008 c 6: See RCW 26.60.900 and 26.60.901.Construction: "The rule of common law that statutes in derogation thereof are to be strictly construed has no application to this chapter. This chapter establishes the law of the state respecting the subject to which it relates, and its provisions and all proceedings under it shall be liberally construed with a view to effect its object." [Code 1881 § 2417.]"This chapter shall not be construed to operate retrospectively and any right established, accrued or accruing or in any thing done prior to the time this chapter goes into effect shall be governed by the law in force at the time such right was established or accrued." [Code 1881 § 2418.] This applies to RCW 26.16.010 through 26.16.040, 26.16.060, 26.16.120, 26.16.140 through 26.16.160, and 26.16.180 through 26.16.210.Descent of separate real property: RCW 11.04.015.Distribution of separate personal estate: RCW 11.04.015.Rights of married persons or domestic partners in general: RCW 26.16.150.
WA Rev Code § 26.16.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 26 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 26.16 - Rights and Liabilities—Community Property.|26.16.020 - Separate property of domestic partner.

RCW 26.16.020 Separate property of domestic partner.Property and pecuniary rights owned by a person in a state registered domestic partnership before registration of the domestic partnership or afterwards acquired by gift, bequest, devise, descent, or inheritance, with the rents, issues and profits thereof, shall not be subject to the debts or contracts of his or her domestic partner, and he or she may manage, lease, sell, convey, encumber or devise by will such property without his or her domestic partner joining in such management, alienation, or encumbrance, as fully, to the same extent and in the same manner as though he or she were not in a state registered domestic partnership.[ 2008 c 6 § 603; Code 1881 § 2400; RRS § 6891. Prior: See Reviser's note following RCW 26.16.010.]NOTES:Reviser's note: See notes following RCW 26.16.010.Part headings not law—Severability—2008 c 6: See RCW 26.60.900 and 26.60.901.Civil disabilities of wife abolished: RCW 26.16.160.Earnings of spouse or domestic partner and minor children living apart: RCW 26.16.140.Exemption of separate property of married person from attachment and execution upon liability of spouse: RCW 6.15.040.
WA Rev Code § 26.16.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 26 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 26.16 - Rights and Liabilities—Community Property.|26.16.040 - Community realty subject to liens, execution.

RCW 26.16.040 Community realty subject to liens, execution.Community real estate shall be subject to the liens of mechanics and others for labor and materials furnished in erecting structures and improvements thereon as provided by law in other cases, to liens of judgments recovered for community debts, and to sale on execution issued thereon.[ 1972 ex.s. c 108 § 4; Code 1881 § 2410; RRS § 6893.]NOTES:Acknowledgments: Chapter 64.08 RCW.Liens: Title 60 RCW.
WA Rev Code § 26.16.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 26 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 26.16 - Rights and Liabilities—Community Property.|26.16.050 - Conveyances between spouses or domestic partners.

RCW 26.16.050 Conveyances between spouses or domestic partners.A spouse or domestic partner may give, grant, sell or convey directly to the other spouse or other domestic partner his or her community right, title, interest or estate in all or any portion of their community real property: And every deed made from one spouse to the other or one domestic partner to the other, shall operate to divest the real estate therein recited from any or every claim or demand as community property and shall vest the same in the grantee as separate property. The grantor in all such deeds, or the party releasing such community interest or estate shall sign, seal, execute and acknowledge the deed as a single person without the joinder therein of the married party or party to a state registered domestic partnership therein named as grantee: PROVIDED, HOWEVER, That the conveyances or transfers hereby authorized shall not affect any existing equity in favor of creditors of the grantor at the time of such transfer, gift or conveyance. AND PROVIDED FURTHER, That any deeds of gift conveyances or releases of community estate by or between spouses or between domestic partners heretofore made but in which both spouses or both domestic partners have not joined as grantors, said deeds, where made in good faith and without intent to hinder, delay or defraud creditors, shall be and the same are hereby fully legalized as valid and binding.[ 2008 c 6 § 605; 1888 c 27 § 1; RRS § 10572.]NOTES:Part headings not law—Severability—2008 c 6: See RCW 26.60.900 and 26.60.901.Validating—1888 c 27: "All powers of attorney heretofore made and executed by any married woman joined with her husband and duly acknowledged and certified and all powers of attorney heretofore made or executed by husband or wife to the other, authorizing the sale or other disposition of real estate, whether separate or community real estate duly acknowledged conformably with the previous sections, and all conveyances heretofore and hereafter executed under and by virtue of such powers of attorney and acknowledged and certified in the manner provided herein, shall be valid and binding; provided, that any rights vested in third persons shall not be affected by anything in this section contained." [ 1888 c 27 § 5.] This applies to RCW 26.16.050 and 26.16.070 through 26.16.090.Acknowledgments: Chapter 64.08 RCW.Burden of proof in transactions between spouses or domestic partners: RCW 26.16.210.
WA Rev Code § 26.16.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 26 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 26.16 - Rights and Liabilities—Community Property.|26.16.060 - Power of attorney between spouses or domestic partners.

RCW 26.16.060 Power of attorney between spouses or domestic partners.A spouse or domestic partner may constitute the other his or her attorney-in-fact to manage, control or dispose of his or her property with the same power of revocation or substitution as could be exercised were they unmarried persons or were they not in a state registered domestic partnership.[ 2008 c 6 § 606; Code 1881 § 2403; No RRS.]NOTES:Part headings not law—Severability—2008 c 6: See RCW 26.60.900 and 26.60.901.
WA Rev Code § 26.16.070 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 26 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 26.16 - Rights and Liabilities—Community Property.|26.16.070 - Powers of attorney as to separate estate.

RCW 26.16.070 Powers of attorney as to separate estate.A spouse or domestic partner may make and execute powers of attorney for the sale, conveyance, transfer or encumbrance of his or her separate estate both real and personal, without the other spouse or other domestic partner joining in the execution thereof. Such power of attorney shall be acknowledged and certified in the manner provided by law for the conveyance of real estate. Nor shall anything herein contained be so construed as to prevent either spouse or either domestic partner from appointing the other his or her attorney-in-fact for the purposes provided in this section.[ 2008 c 6 § 607; 1888 c 27 § 2; RRS § 10573.]NOTES:Part headings not law—Severability—2008 c 6: See RCW 26.60.900 and 26.60.901.
WA Rev Code § 26.16.080 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 26 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 26.16 - Rights and Liabilities—Community Property.|26.16.080 - Execution of conveyance under power.

RCW 26.16.080 Execution of conveyance under power.Any conveyance, transfer, deed, lease or other encumbrances executed under and by virtue of such power of attorney shall be executed, acknowledged and certified in the same manner as if the person making such power of attorney had been unmarried or not in a state registered domestic partnership.[ 2008 c 6 § 608; 1888 c 27 § 3; RRS § 10574.]NOTES:Part headings not law—Severability—2008 c 6: See RCW 26.60.900 and 26.60.901.