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WA Rev Code § 13.34.425 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 13 - Juvenile Courts and Juvenile Offenders|Chapter 13.34 - Juvenile Court Act—Dependency and Termination of Parent-Child Relationship.|13.34.425 - Qualified residential treatment program—Placement—Hearing.

RCW 13.34.425 Qualified residential treatment program—Placement—Hearing.If a child is placed in a qualified residential treatment program as defined in this chapter, the court shall, within sixty days of placement, hold a hearing to:(1) Consider the assessment required under RCW 13.34.420 and submitted as part of the department's social study, and any related documentation;(2) Determine whether placement in foster care can meet the child's needs or if placement in another available placement setting best meets the child's needs in the least restrictive environment; and(3) Approve or disapprove the child's placement in the qualified residential treatment program.[ 2019 c 172 § 14.]NOTES:Effective date—2019 c 172 §§ 3, 4, and 10-15: See note following RCW 13.34.420.
WA Rev Code § 13.34.435 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 13 - Juvenile Courts and Juvenile Offenders|Chapter 13.34 - Juvenile Court Act—Dependency and Termination of Parent-Child Relationship.|13.34.435 - Washington state center for court research—Attorney-client privilege.

RCW 13.34.435 Washington state center for court research—Attorney-client privilege.(1) The Washington state center for court research of the administrative office of the courts shall convene stakeholders, including youth and young adults, to identify the relevant outcome measures and data collection methods that appropriately protect attorney-client privilege to effectively assess:(a) The number of youth for whom attorneys are appointed pursuant to RCW 13.34.212(3); and(b) The short and longitudinal impact of standards-based legal representation on case outcomes including family reunification, number of placement changes, and placement with kin of appointment of standards-based representation disaggregated by race, ethnicity, age, disability status, sexual and gender identity, and geography.(2) By November 30, 2022, and in compliance with RCW 43.01.036, the Washington state center for court research of the administrative office of the courts shall submit an annual report to the appropriate committees of the legislature and the governor outlining the outcome measures identified under this section.[ 2021 c 210 § 8.]NOTES:Findings—Intent—2021 c 210: See note following RCW 13.34.090.
WA Rev Code § 13.34.440 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 13 - Juvenile Courts and Juvenile Offenders|Chapter 13.34 - Juvenile Court Act—Dependency and Termination of Parent-Child Relationship.|13.34.440 - Federal waivers.

RCW 13.34.440 Federal waivers.Where feasible, the department of children, youth, and families shall apply for federal waivers that would reimburse the department for the cost of providing maintenance payments for relatives or other suitable persons caring for a child who have indicated a desire to become a licensed foster parent, provided that the person has received an initial license from the department.[ 2021 c 211 § 11.]NOTES:Short title—Finding—Intent—2021 c 211: See notes following RCW 13.34.040.
WA Rev Code § 13.34.800 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 13 - Juvenile Courts and Juvenile Offenders|Chapter 13.34 - Juvenile Court Act—Dependency and Termination of Parent-Child Relationship.|13.34.800 - Drug-affected and alcohol-affected infants—Model project.

RCW 13.34.800 Drug-affected and alcohol-affected infants—Model project.To the extent funds are appropriated, the department shall operate a model project to provide services to women who give birth to infants exposed to the nonprescription use of controlled substances or abuse of alcohol by the mother during pregnancy. Within available funds, the project may be offered in one site in each of the three department's administrative regions that have the highest incidence of drug-affected or alcohol-affected infants annually. The project shall accept women referred to it by the department following the birth of a drug-affected or alcohol-affected infant. The model project shall be concluded by July 1, 2002.[ 1998 c 314 § 30.]NOTES:Effective date—1998 c 314: "Sections 18 through 24, 26 through 28, 30 through 39, and 41 through 44 of this act take effect January 1, 1999." [ 1998 c 314 § 46.]
WA Rev Code § 13.34.801 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 13 - Juvenile Courts and Juvenile Offenders|Chapter 13.34 - Juvenile Court Act—Dependency and Termination of Parent-Child Relationship.|13.34.801 - Rules—Definition of "drug-affected infant."

RCW 13.34.801 Rules—Definition of "drug-affected infant."By July 1, 1999, the department of social and health services, in consultation with the department of health, shall adopt rules to implement chapter 314, Laws of 1998, including a definition of "drug-affected infant," which shall be limited to infants who are affected by a mother's nonprescription use of controlled substances.[ 1998 c 314 § 25.]
WA Rev Code § 13.34.802 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 13 - Juvenile Courts and Juvenile Offenders|Chapter 13.34 - Juvenile Court Act—Dependency and Termination of Parent-Child Relationship.|13.34.802 - Rules—Definition of "alcohol-affected infant."

RCW 13.34.802 Rules—Definition of "alcohol-affected infant."By July 1, 1999, the department of social and health services, in consultation with the department of health, shall adopt rules to implement chapter 314, Laws of 1998, including a definition of "alcohol-affected infant," which shall be limited to infants who are affected by a mother's abuse of alcohol.[ 1998 c 314 § 29.]
WA Rev Code § 13.34.820 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 13 - Juvenile Courts and Juvenile Offenders|Chapter 13.34 - Juvenile Court Act—Dependency and Termination of Parent-Child Relationship.|13.34.820 - Permanency for dependent children—Annual report.

RCW 13.34.820 Permanency for dependent children—Annual report.(1) The administrative office of the courts, in consultation with the attorney general's office and the department, shall compile an annual report, providing information about cases that fail to meet statutory guidelines to achieve permanency for dependent children.(2) The administrative office of the courts shall submit the annual report required by this section to appropriate committees of the legislature by December 1st of each year, beginning on December 1, 2007. The administrative office of the courts shall also submit the annual report to a representative of the foster parent association of Washington state.(3) The annual report shall include information regarding whether foster parents received timely notification of dependency hearings as required by RCW 13.34.096 and 13.34.145 and whether caregivers submitted reports to the court.[ 2017 3rd sp.s. c 6 § 309; 2016 c 180 § 2; 2007 c 410 § 6.]NOTES:Effective date—2017 3rd sp.s. c 6 §§ 102, 104-115, 201-227, 301-337, 401-419, 501-513, 801-803, and 805-822: See note following RCW 43.216.025.Conflict with federal requirements—2017 3rd sp.s. c 6: See RCW 43.216.908.Short title—2007 c 410: See note following RCW 13.34.138.
WA Rev Code § 13.34.830 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 13 - Juvenile Courts and Juvenile Offenders|Chapter 13.34 - Juvenile Court Act—Dependency and Termination of Parent-Child Relationship.|13.34.830 - Child protection and child welfare—Racial disproportionality—Evaluation—Report.

RCW 13.34.830 Child protection and child welfare—Racial disproportionality—Evaluation—Report.(1) Within amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, or within funding made available by private grant or contribution, the Washington state institute for public policy shall evaluate the department of social and health services' use of structured decision-making practices and implementation of the family team decision-making model to determine whether and how those child protection and child welfare efforts result in reducing disproportionate representation of African American, Native American, and Latino children in the state's child welfare system. The institute shall analyze the points in the system at which current data reflect the greatest levels of disproportionality. The institute shall report its findings to the legislature and the department of social and health services by September 1, 2010.(2) If adequate funding is not made available through state appropriation or through private grant or contribution to simultaneously study the impact on racial disproportionality of both the structured decision-making process and family team decision-making model, the institute shall first study and report on the family team decision-making model. The department of social and health services and the Washington state institute for public policy jointly, shall:(a) Promptly complete and execute a data-sharing agreement to comply with the department's confidential or records requirements and to provide the institute with data and other information necessary to conduct its evaluation; and(b) Identify potential sources of private funding to supplement any state-appropriated amounts.[ 2009 c 213 § 2.]NOTES:Findings—2009 c 213: "(1) The legislature finds that research conducted by the Washington state institute for public policy released in June 2008, demonstrates that racial disproportionality exists in Washington's child welfare system and that the greatest disproportionality occurs when the initial referral to child protective services is made and when the decision is made to place a child in out-of-home care. The institute's research also demonstrates that children of African American, Native American, and Latino families have disproportionately longer lengths of stay in foster care.(2) The legislature finds further that the department of social and health services, in a December 2008 report issued pursuant to chapter 465, Laws of 2007, identified initial recommendations for remediation of racial disproportionality, including examining specific current child welfare practices, structured decision making and family team decision making, to determine whether and how these practices might result in reducing or eliminating racial disproportionality." [ 2009 c 213 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 13.34.900 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 13 - Juvenile Courts and Juvenile Offenders|Chapter 13.34 - Juvenile Court Act—Dependency and Termination of Parent-Child Relationship.|13.34.900 - Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.

RCW 13.34.900 Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.For the purposes of this chapter, the terms spouse, marriage, marital, husband, wife, widow, widower, next of kin, and family shall be interpreted as applying equally to state registered domestic partnerships or individuals in state registered domestic partnerships as well as to marital relationships and married persons, and references to dissolution of marriage shall apply equally to state registered domestic partnerships that have been terminated, dissolved, or invalidated, to the extent that such interpretation does not conflict with federal law. Where necessary to implement chapter 521, Laws of 2009, gender-specific terms such as husband and wife used in any statute, rule, or other law shall be construed to be gender neutral, and applicable to individuals in state registered domestic partnerships.[ 2009 c 521 § 42.]
WA Rev Code § 13.34.901 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 13 - Juvenile Courts and Juvenile Offenders|Chapter 13.34 - Juvenile Court Act—Dependency and Termination of Parent-Child Relationship.|13.34.901 - Construction—Prevention services.

RCW 13.34.901 Construction—Prevention services.Nothing in this chapter may be construed to limit the department's authority to offer or provide prevention services or primary prevention services as defined in this chapter and chapter 74.13 RCW, respectively.[ 2019 c 172 § 17.]
WA Rev Code § 13.36.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 13 - Juvenile Courts and Juvenile Offenders|Chapter 13.36 - Guardianship.|13.36.010 - Finding—Intent.

RCW 13.36.010 Finding—Intent.The legislature finds that a guardianship is an appropriate permanent plan for a child who has been found to be dependent under chapter 13.34 RCW and who cannot safely be reunified with his or her parents. The legislature is concerned that parents not be pressured by the department into agreeing to the entry of a guardianship when further services would increase the chances that the child could be reunified with his or her parents. The legislature intends to create a separate guardianship chapter to establish permanency for children in foster care through the appointment of a guardian and dismissal of the dependency.[ 2010 c 272 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 13.36.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 13 - Juvenile Courts and Juvenile Offenders|Chapter 13.36 - Guardianship.|13.36.020 - Definitions.

RCW 13.36.020 Definitions.The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Child" means any individual under the age of eighteen years.(2) "Department" means the department of children, youth, and families.(3) "Dependent child" means a child who has been found by a court to be dependent in a proceeding under chapter 13.34 RCW.(4) "Guardian" means a person who: (a) Has been appointed by the court as the guardian of a child in a legal proceeding under this chapter; and (b) has the legal right to custody of the child pursuant to court order. The term "guardian" does not include a "dependency guardian" appointed pursuant to a proceeding under chapter 13.34 RCW for the purpose of assisting the court in supervising the dependency.(5) "Relative" means a person related to the child in the following ways: (a) Any blood relative, including those of half-blood, and including first cousins, second cousins, nephews or nieces, and persons of preceding generations as denoted by prefixes of grand, great, or great-great; (b) stepfather, stepmother, stepbrother, and stepsister; (c) a person who legally adopts a child or the child's parent as well as the natural and other legally adopted children of such persons, and other relatives of the adoptive parents in accordance with state law; (d) spouses of any persons named in (a), (b), or (c) of this subsection, even after the marriage is terminated; (e) relatives, as named in (a), (b), (c), or (d) of this subsection, of any half sibling of the child; or (f) extended family members, as defined by the law or custom of the Indian child's tribe or, in the absence of such law or custom, a person who has reached the age of eighteen and who is the Indian child's grandparent, aunt or uncle, brother or sister, brother-in-law or sister-in-law, niece or nephew, first or second cousin, or stepparent who provides care in the family abode on a twenty-four hour basis to an Indian child as defined in 25 U.S.C. Sec. 1903(4);(6) "Suitable person" means a nonrelative with whom the child or the child's family has a preexisting relationship; who has completed all required criminal history background checks and otherwise appears to be suitable and competent to provide care for the child; and with whom the child has been placed pursuant to RCW 13.34.130.(7) "Supervising agency" means an agency licensed by the state under RCW 74.15.090, or licensed by a federally recognized Indian tribe located in this state under RCW 74.15.190, that has entered into a performance-based contract with the department to provide case management for the delivery and documentation of child welfare services as defined in RCW 74.13.020.[ 2017 3rd sp.s. c 6 § 419; 2017 3rd sp.s. c 6 § 310. Prior: 2010 c 272 § 2.]NOTES:Effective date—2017 3rd sp.s. c 6 §§ 102, 104-115, 201-227, 301-337, 401-419, 501-513, 801-803, and 805-822: See note following RCW 43.216.025.Conflict with federal requirements—2017 3rd sp.s. c 6: See RCW 43.216.908.
WA Rev Code § 13.36.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 13 - Juvenile Courts and Juvenile Offenders|Chapter 13.36 - Guardianship.|13.36.030 - Guardianship petition—Requirements—Contents—Application of Indian child welfare act, federal servicemembers civil relief act, Washington service members' civil relief act.

RCW 13.36.030 Guardianship petition—Requirements—Contents—Application of Indian child welfare act, federal servicemembers civil relief act, Washington service members' civil relief act.(1) Any party to a dependency proceeding under chapter 13.34 RCW may request a guardianship be established for a dependent child by filing a petition in juvenile court under this chapter. All parties to the dependency and the proposed guardian must receive adequate notice of all proceedings under this chapter. Service of the notice and summons may be made under direction of the court by any person eighteen years of age or older who is not a party to the proceedings or by any law enforcement officer, probation counselor, or department employee. For purposes of this chapter, a dependent child age twelve years or older is a party to the proceedings. A proposed guardian has the right to intervene in proceedings under this chapter.(2) To be designated as a proposed guardian in a petition under this chapter, a person must be age twenty-one or over and must meet the minimum requirements to care for children as established by the department under RCW 74.15.030, including but not limited to licensed foster parents, relatives, and suitable persons.(3) Every petition filed in proceedings under this chapter shall contain: (a) A statement alleging whether the child is or may be an Indian child as defined in 25 U.S.C. Sec. 1903. If the child is an Indian child as defined under the Indian child welfare act, the provisions of that act shall apply; (b) a statement alleging whether the federal servicemembers civil relief act of 2003, 50 U.S.C. Sec. 501 et seq. applies to the proceeding; and (c) a statement alleging whether the Washington service members' civil relief act, chapter 38.42 RCW, applies to the proceeding.(4) Every order or decree entered in any proceeding under this chapter shall contain: (a) A finding that the Indian child welfare act does or does not apply. Where there is a finding that the Indian child welfare act does apply, the decree or order must also contain a finding that all notice requirements and evidentiary requirements under the Indian child welfare act have been satisfied; (b) a finding that the federal servicemembers civil relief act of 2003 does or does not apply; and (c) a finding that the Washington service members' civil relief act, chapter 38.42 RCW, does or does not apply.[ 2019 c 470 § 2; 2010 c 272 § 3.]
WA Rev Code § 13.36.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 13 - Juvenile Courts and Juvenile Offenders|Chapter 13.36 - Guardianship.|13.36.060 - Guardianship modification—Attorneys' fees, court costs.

RCW 13.36.060 Guardianship modification—Attorneys' fees, court costs.(1) A guardian or a parent of the child may petition the court to modify the visitation provisions of a guardianship order by:(a) Filing with the court a motion for modification and an affidavit setting forth facts supporting the requested modification; and(b) Providing notice and a copy of the motion and affidavit to all other parties. The nonmoving parties may file and serve opposing affidavits.(2) The court shall deny the motion unless it finds that adequate cause for hearing the motion is established by the affidavits, in which case it shall set a date for hearing on an order to show cause why the requested modification should not be granted.(3) If the court finds that a motion to modify a guardianship order has been brought in bad faith, the court may assess attorneys' fees and court costs of the nonmoving party against the moving party.[ 2010 c 272 § 6.]
WA Rev Code § 13.36.070 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 13 - Juvenile Courts and Juvenile Offenders|Chapter 13.36 - Guardianship.|13.36.070 - Guardianship termination—Petition, affidavit.

RCW 13.36.070 Guardianship termination—Petition, affidavit.(1) Any party to a guardianship proceeding may request termination of the guardianship by filing a petition and supporting affidavit alleging a substantial change has occurred in the circumstances of the child or the guardian and that the termination is necessary to serve the best interests of the child. The petition and affidavit must be served on the department or supervising agency and all parties to the guardianship.(2) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, the court shall not terminate a guardianship unless it finds, upon the basis of facts that have arisen since the guardianship was established or that were unknown to the court at the time the guardianship was established, that a substantial change has occurred in the circumstances of the child or the guardian and that termination of the guardianship is necessary to serve the best interests of the child. The effect of a guardian's duties while serving in the military potentially impacting guardianship functions shall not, by itself, be a substantial change of circumstances justifying termination of a guardianship.(3) The court may terminate a guardianship on the agreement of the guardian, the child, if the child is age twelve years or older, and a parent seeking to regain custody of the child if the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence and on the basis of facts that have arisen since the guardianship was established that:(a) The parent has successfully corrected the parenting deficiencies identified by the court in the dependency action, and the circumstances of the parent have changed to such a degree that returning the child to the custody of the parent no longer creates a risk of harm to the child's health, welfare, and safety;(b) The child, if age twelve years or older, agrees to termination of the guardianship and the return of custody to the parent; and(c) Termination of the guardianship and return of custody of the child to the parent is in the child's best interests.(4) Upon the entry of an order terminating a guardianship, the court shall enter an order:(a) Granting the child's parent with legal and physical custody of the child;(b) Granting a substitute guardian with legal and physical custody of the child; or(c) Directing the child to be temporarily placed in the custody of the department for placement with a relative or other suitable person as defined in RCW 13.34.130(1)(b), if available, or in an appropriate licensed out-of-home placement, and directing that the department file a dependency petition on behalf of the child.[ 2010 c 272 § 7.]
WA Rev Code § 13.36.080 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 13 - Juvenile Courts and Juvenile Offenders|Chapter 13.36 - Guardianship.|13.36.080 - Appointment of guardian ad litem or attorney for the child.

RCW 13.36.080 Appointment of guardian ad litem or attorney for the child.In all proceedings to establish, modify, or terminate a guardianship order, the court shall appoint a guardian ad litem or attorney for the child. The court may appoint a guardian ad litem or attorney who represented the child in a prior proceeding under this chapter or under chapter 13.34 RCW, or may appoint an attorney to supersede an existing guardian ad litem.[ 2010 c 272 § 8.]