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WA Rev Code § 26.26A.100 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 26 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 26.26A - Uniform Parentage Act.|26.26A.100 - Establishment of parent-child relationship.

RCW 26.26A.100 Establishment of parent-child relationship.A parent-child relationship is established between an individual and a child if:(1) The individual gives birth to the child, except as otherwise provided in RCW 26.26A.700 through 26.26A.785;(2) There is a presumption under RCW 26.26A.115 of the individual's parentage of the child, unless the presumption is overcome in a judicial proceeding or a valid denial of parentage is made under RCW 26.26A.200 through 26.26A.265;(3) The individual is adjudicated a parent of the child under RCW 26.26A.400 through 26.26A.515;(4) The individual adopts the child;(5) The individual acknowledges parentage of the child under RCW 26.26A.200 through 26.26A.265, unless the acknowledgment is rescinded under RCW 26.26A.235 or successfully challenged under RCW 26.26A.200 through 26.26A.265 or 26.26A.400 through 26.26A.515;(6) The individual's parentage of the child is established under RCW 26.26A.600 through 26.26A.635; or(7) The individual's parentage of the child is established under RCW 26.26A.705 through 26.26A.730.[ 2018 c 6 § 201.]
WA Rev Code § 26.26A.105 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 26 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 26.26A - Uniform Parentage Act.|26.26A.105 - No discrimination based on marital status of parent.

RCW 26.26A.105 No discrimination based on marital status of parent.A parent-child relationship extends equally to every child and parent, regardless of the marital status of the parent.[ 2018 c 6 § 202.]
WA Rev Code § 26.26A.110 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 26 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 26.26A - Uniform Parentage Act.|26.26A.110 - Consequences of establishing parentage.

RCW 26.26A.110 Consequences of establishing parentage.Unless parental rights are terminated, a parent-child relationship established under this chapter applies for all purposes, except as otherwise provided by law of this state other than this chapter.[ 2018 c 6 § 203.]
WA Rev Code § 26.26A.115 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 26 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 26.26A - Uniform Parentage Act.|26.26A.115 - Presumption of parentage.

RCW 26.26A.115 Presumption of parentage.(1) An individual is presumed to be a parent of a child if:(a) Except as otherwise provided under RCW 26.26A.700 through 26.26A.785, or law of this state other than this chapter:(i) The individual and the woman who gave birth to the child are married to or in a state registered domestic partnership with each other and the child is born during the marriage or partnership, whether the marriage or partnership is or could be declared invalid;(ii) The individual and the woman who gave birth to the child were married to or in a state registered domestic partnership with each other and the child is born not later than three hundred days after the marriage or partnership is terminated by death, dissolution, annulment, declaration of invalidity, or legal separation, whether the marriage or partnership is or could be declared invalid; or(iii) The individual and the woman who gave birth to the child married or entered into a state registered domestic partnership with each other after the birth of the child, whether the marriage or partnership is or could be declared invalid, the individual at any time asserted parentage of the child, and:(A) The assertion is in a record filed with the state registrar of vital statistics; or(B) The individual agreed to be and is named as a parent of the child on the birth record of the child; or(b) The individual resided in the same household with the child for the first four years of the life of the child, including any period of temporary absence, and openly held out the child as the individual's child.(2) A presumption of parentage under this section may be overcome, and competing claims to parentage may be resolved, only by an adjudication under RCW 26.26A.400 through 26.26A.515, or a valid denial of parentage under RCW 26.26A.200 through 26.26A.265.[ 2018 c 6 § 204.]
WA Rev Code § 26.26A.120 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 26 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 26.26A - Uniform Parentage Act.|26.26A.120 - Rule-making authority—RCW 26.26A.115.

RCW 26.26A.120 Rule-making authority—RCW 26.26A.115.The secretary of the department of health may adopt rules under the state administrative procedure act, chapter 34.05 RCW, to implement RCW 26.26A.115.[ 2018 c 6 § 205.]
WA Rev Code § 26.26A.125 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 26 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 26.26A - Uniform Parentage Act.|26.26A.125 - Filing fee—Assertion of parentage.

RCW 26.26A.125 Filing fee—Assertion of parentage.The secretary of the department of health may charge a fee for filing an assertion of parentage.[ 2018 c 6 § 206.]
WA Rev Code § 26.26A.200 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 26 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 26.26A - Uniform Parentage Act.|26.26A.200 - Acknowledgment of parentage.

RCW 26.26A.200 Acknowledgment of parentage.A woman who gave birth to a child and an alleged genetic father of the child, intended parent under RCW 26.26A.600 through 26.26A.635, or presumed parent may sign an acknowledgment of parentage to establish the parentage of the child.[ 2018 c 6 § 301.]
WA Rev Code § 26.26A.205 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 26 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 26.26A - Uniform Parentage Act.|26.26A.205 - Execution of acknowledgment of parentage.

RCW 26.26A.205 Execution of acknowledgment of parentage.(1) An acknowledgment of parentage under RCW 26.26A.200 must:(a) Be in a record signed by the woman who gave birth to the child and by the individual seeking to establish a parent-child relationship, and the signatures must be attested by a notarial officer or witnessed;(b) State that the child whose parentage is being acknowledged:(i) Does not have a presumed parent other than the individual seeking to establish the parent-child relationship or has a presumed parent whose full name is stated; and(ii) Does not have another acknowledged parent, adjudicated parent, or individual who is a parent of the child under RCW 26.26A.600 through 26.26A.635 and 26.26A.700 through 26.26A.785, other than the woman who gave birth to the child; and(c) State that the signatories understand that the acknowledgment is the equivalent of an adjudication of parentage of the child and that a challenge to the acknowledgment is permitted only under limited circumstances and is barred four years after the effective date of the acknowledgment.(2) An acknowledgment of parentage is void if, at the time of signing:(a) An individual other than the individual seeking to establish parentage is a presumed parent, unless a denial of parentage by the presumed parent in a signed record is filed with the state registrar of vital statistics; or(b) An individual, other than the woman who gave birth to the child or the individual seeking to establish parentage, is an acknowledged or adjudicated parent or a parent under RCW 26.26A.600 through 26.26A.635 and 26.26A.700 through 26.26A.785.[ 2018 c 6 § 302.]
WA Rev Code § 26.26A.210 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 26 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 26.26A - Uniform Parentage Act.|26.26A.210 - Denial of parentage.

RCW 26.26A.210 Denial of parentage.A presumed parent or alleged genetic parent may sign a denial of parentage in a record. The denial of parentage is valid only if:(1) An acknowledgment of parentage by another individual is filed under RCW 26.26A.220;(2) The signature of the presumed parent or alleged genetic parent is attested by a notarial officer or witnessed; and(3) The presumed parent or alleged genetic parent has not previously:(a) Completed a valid acknowledgment of parentage, unless the previous acknowledgment was rescinded under RCW 26.26A.235 or challenged successfully under RCW 26.26A.240; or(b) Been adjudicated to be a parent of the child.[ 2018 c 6 § 303.]
WA Rev Code § 26.26A.215 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 26 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 26.26A - Uniform Parentage Act.|26.26A.215 - Acknowledgment or denial of parentage—Requirements.

RCW 26.26A.215 Acknowledgment or denial of parentage—Requirements.(1) An acknowledgment of parentage and a denial of parentage may be contained in a single document or may be in counterparts and may be filed with the state registrar of vital statistics separately or simultaneously. If filing of the acknowledgment and denial both are required under this chapter, neither is effective until both are filed.(2) An acknowledgment of parentage or denial of parentage may be signed before or after the birth of the child.(3) Subject to subsection (1) of this section, an acknowledgment of parentage or denial of parentage takes effect on the birth of the child or filing of the document with the state registrar of vital statistics, whichever occurs later.(4) An acknowledgment of parentage or denial of parentage signed by a minor is valid if the acknowledgment complies with this chapter.[ 2018 c 6 § 304.]
WA Rev Code § 26.26A.220 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 26 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 26.26A - Uniform Parentage Act.|26.26A.220 - Effect of acknowledgment or denial of parentage.

RCW 26.26A.220 Effect of acknowledgment or denial of parentage.(1) Except as otherwise provided in RCW 26.26A.235 and 26.26A.240, an acknowledgment of parentage that complies with RCW 26.26A.200 through 26.26A.265 and is filed with the state registrar of vital statistics is equivalent to an adjudication of parentage of the child and confers on the acknowledged parent all rights and duties of a parent.(2) Except as otherwise provided in RCW 26.26A.235 and 26.26A.240, a denial of parentage by a presumed parent or alleged genetic parent which complies with RCW 26.26A.200 through 26.26A.265 and is filed with the state registrar of vital statistics with an acknowledgment of parentage that complies with RCW 26.26A.200 through 26.26A.265 is equivalent to an adjudication of the nonparentage of the presumed parent or alleged genetic parent and discharges the presumed parent or alleged genetic parent from all rights and duties of a parent.[ 2018 c 6 § 305.]
WA Rev Code § 26.26A.225 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 26 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 26.26A - Uniform Parentage Act.|26.26A.225 - Filing fee—Acknowledgment or denial of parentage.

RCW 26.26A.225 Filing fee—Acknowledgment or denial of parentage.The secretary of the department of health may charge a fee for filing an acknowledgment of parentage or denial of parentage, or for filing a rescission of an acknowledgment of parentage or denial of parentage.[ 2018 c 6 § 306.]
WA Rev Code § 26.26A.230 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 26 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 26.26A - Uniform Parentage Act.|26.26A.230 - Ratification of an unchallenged acknowledgment of parentage barred.

RCW 26.26A.230 Ratification of an unchallenged acknowledgment of parentage barred.A court conducting a judicial proceeding or an administrative agency conducting an administrative proceeding is not required or permitted to ratify an unchallenged acknowledgment of parentage.[ 2018 c 6 § 307.]
WA Rev Code § 26.26A.235 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 26 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 26.26A - Uniform Parentage Act.|26.26A.235 - Procedure for rescission of an acknowledgment or denial of parentage.

RCW 26.26A.235 Procedure for rescission of an acknowledgment or denial of parentage.(1) A signatory may rescind an acknowledgment of parentage or denial of parentage by filing with the state registrar of vital statistics a rescission in a signed record which is attested by a notarial officer or witnessed, before the earlier of:(a) Sixty days after the effective date under RCW 26.26A.215 of the acknowledgment or denial; or(b) The date of the first hearing before a court in a proceeding, to which the signatory is a party, to adjudicate an issue relating to the child, including a proceeding that establishes support.(2) If an acknowledgment of parentage is rescinded under subsection (1) of this section, an associated denial of parentage is invalid, and the state registrar of vital statistics shall notify the woman who gave birth to the child and the individual who signed a denial of parentage of the child that the acknowledgment has been rescinded. Failure to give the notice required by this subsection does not affect the validity of the rescission.[ 2018 c 6 § 308.]
WA Rev Code § 26.26A.240 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 26 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 26.26A - Uniform Parentage Act.|26.26A.240 - Challenge after expiration of period for rescission.

RCW 26.26A.240 Challenge after expiration of period for rescission.(1) After the period for rescission under RCW 26.26A.235 expires, but not later than four years after the effective date under RCW 26.26A.215 of an acknowledgment of parentage or denial of parentage, a signatory of the acknowledgment or denial may commence a proceeding to challenge the acknowledgment or denial, including a challenge brought under RCW 26.26A.465, only on the basis of fraud, duress, or material mistake of fact.(2) A challenge to an acknowledgment of parentage or denial of parentage by an individual who was not a signatory to the acknowledgment or denial is governed by RCW 26.26A.445.[ 2018 c 6 § 309.]
WA Rev Code § 26.26A.245 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 26 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 26.26A - Uniform Parentage Act.|26.26A.245 - Procedure for challenge of an acknowledgment or denial of parentage by signatory.

RCW 26.26A.245 Procedure for challenge of an acknowledgment or denial of parentage by signatory.(1) Every signatory to an acknowledgment of parentage and any related denial of parentage must be made a party to a proceeding to challenge the acknowledgment or denial.(2) By signing an acknowledgment of parentage or denial of parentage, a signatory submits to personal jurisdiction in this state in a proceeding to challenge the acknowledgment or denial, effective on the filing of the acknowledgment or denial with the state registrar of vital statistics.(3) The court may not suspend the legal responsibilities arising from an acknowledgment of parentage, including the duty to pay child support, during the pendency of a proceeding to challenge the acknowledgment or a related denial of parentage, unless the party challenging the acknowledgment or denial shows good cause.(4) A party challenging an acknowledgment of parentage or denial of parentage has the burden of proof.(5) If the court determines that a party has satisfied the burden of proof under subsection (4) of this section, the court shall order the state registrar of vital statistics to amend the birth record of the child to reflect the legal parentage of the child.(6) A proceeding to challenge an acknowledgment of parentage or denial of parentage must be conducted under RCW 26.26A.400 through 26.26A.515.[ 2018 c 6 § 310.]
WA Rev Code § 26.26A.250 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 26 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 26.26A - Uniform Parentage Act.|26.26A.250 - Full faith and credit.

RCW 26.26A.250 Full faith and credit.The court shall give full faith and credit to an acknowledgment of parentage or denial of parentage effective in another state if the acknowledgment or denial was in a signed record and otherwise complies with law of the other state.[ 2018 c 6 § 311.]
WA Rev Code § 26.26A.255 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 26 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 26.26A - Uniform Parentage Act.|26.26A.255 - Forms for acknowledgment or denial of parentage.

RCW 26.26A.255 Forms for acknowledgment or denial of parentage.(1) The state registrar of vital statistics shall prescribe forms for an acknowledgment of parentage and denial of parentage.(2) A valid acknowledgment of parentage or denial of parentage is not affected by a later modification of the form under subsection (1) of this section.[ 2018 c 6 § 312.]
WA Rev Code § 26.26A.260 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 26 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 26.26A - Uniform Parentage Act.|26.26A.260 - Release of information relating to an acknowledgment or denial of parentage.

RCW 26.26A.260 Release of information relating to an acknowledgment or denial of parentage.The state registrar of vital statistics may release information relating to an acknowledgment of parentage or denial of parentage to a signatory of the acknowledgment or denial, a court, a federal agency, an agency operating a child welfare program under Title IV-E of the social security act, and a child support agency of this or another state.[ 2019 c 470 § 4; 2018 c 6 § 313.]
WA Rev Code § 26.26A.265 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 26 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 26.26A - Uniform Parentage Act.|26.26A.265 - Rule-making authority—RCW 26.26A.200 through 26.26A.265.

RCW 26.26A.265 Rule-making authority—RCW 26.26A.200 through 26.26A.265.The secretary of the department of health may adopt rules under the state administrative procedure act, chapter 34.05 RCW, to implement RCW 26.26A.200 through 26.26A.265.[ 2018 c 6 § 314.]
WA Rev Code § 26.26A.300 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 26 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 26.26A - Uniform Parentage Act.|26.26A.300 - Definitions—Genetic testing—RCW 26.26A.300 through 26.26A.355.

RCW 26.26A.300 Definitions—Genetic testing—RCW 26.26A.300 through 26.26A.355.The definitions in this section apply throughout RCW 26.26A.300 through 26.26A.355 unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Combined relationship index" means the product of all tested relationship indices.(2) "Ethnic or racial group" means, for the purpose of genetic testing, a recognized group that an individual identifies as the individual's ancestry or part of the ancestry or that is identified by other information.(3) "Hypothesized genetic relationship" means an asserted genetic relationship between an individual and a child.(4) "Probability of parentage" means, for the ethnic or racial group to which an individual alleged to be a parent belongs, the probability that a hypothesized genetic relationship is supported, compared to the probability that a genetic relationship is supported between the child and a random individual of the ethnic or racial group used in the hypothesized genetic relationship, expressed as a percentage incorporating the combined relationship index and a prior probability.(5) "Relationship index" means a likelihood ratio that compares the probability of a genetic marker given a hypothesized genetic relationship and the probability of the genetic marker given a genetic relationship between the child and a random individual of the ethnic or racial group used in the hypothesized genetic relationship.[ 2018 c 6 § 401.]
WA Rev Code § 26.26A.305 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 26 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 26.26A - Uniform Parentage Act.|26.26A.305 - Scope—Limitation on use of genetic testing.

RCW 26.26A.305 Scope—Limitation on use of genetic testing.(1) This subchapter, RCW 26.26A.300 through 26.26A.355, governs genetic testing of an individual in a proceeding to adjudicate parentage, whether the individual:(a) Voluntarily submits to testing; or(b) Is tested under an order of the court or a child support agency.(2) Genetic testing may not be used:(a) To challenge the parentage of an individual who is a parent under RCW 26.26A.600 through 26.26A.635 and 26.26A.700 through 26.26A.785; or(b) To establish the parentage of an individual who is a donor.[ 2018 c 6 § 402.]
WA Rev Code § 26.26A.310 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 26 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 26.26A - Uniform Parentage Act.|26.26A.310 - Authority to order or deny genetic testing.

RCW 26.26A.310 Authority to order or deny genetic testing.(1) Except as otherwise provided in RCW 26.26A.300 through 26.26A.355 or 26.26A.400 through 26.26A.515, in a proceeding under this chapter to determine parentage, the court shall order the child and any other individual to submit to genetic testing if a request for testing is supported by the sworn statement of a party:(a) Alleging a reasonable possibility that the individual is the child's genetic parent; or(b) Denying genetic parentage of the child and stating facts establishing a reasonable possibility that the individual is not a genetic parent.(2) A child support agency may order genetic testing only if there is no presumed, acknowledged, or adjudicated parent of a child other than the woman who gave birth to the child.(3) The court or child support agency may not order in utero genetic testing.(4) If two or more individuals are subject to court-ordered genetic testing, the court may order that testing be completed concurrently or sequentially.(5) Genetic testing of a woman who gave birth to a child is not a condition precedent to testing of the child and an individual whose genetic parentage of the child is being determined. If the woman is unavailable or declines to submit to genetic testing, the court may order genetic testing of the child and each individual whose genetic parentage of the child is being adjudicated.(6) In a proceeding to adjudicate the parentage of a child having a presumed parent or an individual who claims to be a parent under RCW 26.26A.440, or to challenge an acknowledgment of parentage, the court may deny a motion for genetic testing of the child and any other individual after considering the factors in RCW 26.26A.460 (1) and (2).(7) If an individual requesting genetic testing is barred under RCW 26.26A.400 through 26.26A.515 from establishing the individual's parentage, the court shall deny the request for genetic testing.(8) An order under this section for genetic testing is enforceable by contempt.[ 2018 c 6 § 403.]