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2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 26 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 26.23 - State Support Registry. › 26.23.130 - Notice to department of child support or maintenance orders.

RCW 26.23.130
Notice to department of child support or maintenance orders.
The department shall be given twenty calendar days prior notice of the entry of any final order and five days prior notice of the entry of any temporary order in any proceeding involving child support or maintenance if the department has a financial interest based on an assignment of support rights under RCW 74.20.330 or the state has a subrogated interest under RCW 74.20A.030. Service of this notice upon the department shall be by personal service on, or mailing by any form of mail requiring a return receipt to, the office of the attorney general; except that notice shall be given to the office of the prosecuting attorney for the county in which the action is filed in lieu of the office of the attorney general in those counties and in the types of cases as designated by the office of the attorney general by letter sent to the presiding superior court judge of that county. The department shall not be entitled to terms for a party's failure to serve the department within the time requirements for this section, unless the department proves that the party knew that the department had an assignment of support rights or a subrogated interest and that the failure to serve the department was intentional.
[ 2002 c 199 § 3; 1991 c 367 § 43.]
NOTES:
Severability—Effective date—Captions not law—1991 c 367: See notes following RCW 26.09.015.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 26 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 26.23 - State Support Registry. › 26.23.140 - Collection and disclosure of social security numbers—Finding—Waiver requested to prevent fraud.

RCW 26.23.140
Collection and disclosure of social security numbers—Finding—Waiver requested to prevent fraud.
The federal personal responsibility and work opportunity reconciliation act of 1996, P.L. 104-193, requires states to collect social security numbers as part of the application process for professional licenses, driver's licenses, occupational licenses, and recreational licenses. The legislature finds that if social security numbers are accessible to the public, it will be relatively easy for someone to use another's social security number fraudulently to assume that person's identity and gain access to bank accounts, credit services, billing information, driving history, and other sources of personal information. Public Law 104-193 could compound and exacerbate the disturbing trend of social security number-related fraud. In order to prevent fraud and curtail invasions of privacy, the governor, through the department of social and health services, shall seek a waiver to the federal mandate to record social security numbers on applications for professional, driver's, occupational, and recreational licenses. If a waiver is not granted, the licensing agencies shall collect and disclose social security numbers as required under RCW 26.23.150.
[ 1998 c 160 § 6.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 26 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 26.23 - State Support Registry. › 26.23.150 - Recording of social security numbers—Compliance with federal requirement—Restricted disclosure.

RCW 26.23.150
Recording of social security numbers—Compliance with federal requirement—Restricted disclosure.
In order to assist in child support enforcement as required by federal law, all applicants for an original, replacement, or renewal of a professional license, commercial driver's license, occupational license, or recreational license must furnish the licensing agency with the applicant's social security number, which shall be recorded on the application. No applicant for an original, replacement, or renewal noncommercial driver's license is required to furnish the licensing agency with the applicant's social security number for purposes of assisting in child support enforcement prior to the time necessary to comply with the *federal deadline. The licensing agencies collecting social security numbers shall not display the social security number on the license document. Social security numbers collected by licensing agencies shall not be disclosed except as required by state or federal law or under RCW 26.23.120.
[ 1999 c 138 § 2; 1998 c 160 § 7.]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note: The federal deadline was October 1, 2000.
Finding—Implementation—Intent—1999 c 138: "The legislature declares that enhancing the effectiveness of child support enforcement is an essential public policy goal, but that the use of social security numbers on licenses is an inappropriate, intrusive, and offensive method of improving enforceability. The legislature also finds that, in 1997, the federal government threatened sanction by withholding of funds for programs for poor families if states did not comply with a federal requirement to use social security numbers on licenses, thus causing the legislature to enact such provisions under protest. Since that time, the federal government has delayed implementation of the noncommercial driver's license requirement until October 1, 2000.
The legislature will require compliance with federal law in this matter only at such time and in the event that the federal government actually implements the requirement of using social security numbers on noncommercial driver's license applications. Therefore, the legislature intends to delay the implementation of provisions enacted in 1998 requiring social security numbers be recorded on all applications for noncommercial driver's licenses." [ 1999 c 138 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 26 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 26.23 - State Support Registry. › 26.23.900 - Effective date—1987 c 435.

RCW 26.23.900
Effective date—1987 c 435.
Sections 1 through 3 and 5 through 36 of this act shall take effect January 1, 1988.
[ 1987 c 435 § 37.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 26 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 26.25 - Cooperative Child Support Services—Indian Tribes. › 26.25.010 - Purpose.

RCW 26.25.010
Purpose.
The legislature recognizes that Indian tribes are sovereign nations and the relationship between the state and the tribe is sovereign-to-sovereign.
The federal government acknowledged the importance of including Indian tribes in child support systems established by the federal government and the states. The personal responsibility and work opportunity reconciliation act of 1996, P.L. 104-193, provides Indian tribes the option of developing their own tribal plan and tribal child support enforcement program to receive funds directly from the federal government for their own Title IV-D program similar to that of other states. The act also expressly authorizes the states and Indian tribe or tribal organization to enter into cooperative agreements to provide for the delivery of child support enforcement services.
It is the purpose of this chapter to encourage the department of social and health services, division of child support, and the Indian tribes within the state's borders to enter into cooperative agreements that will assist the state and tribal governments in carrying out their respective responsibilities. The legislature recognizes that the state and the tribes each possess resources that are sometimes distinct to that government. The legislature intends that the state and the tribes work together to make the most efficient and productive use of all resources and authorities.
Cooperative agreements will enable the state and the tribes to better provide child support services to Indian children and to establish and enforce child support obligations, orders, and judgments. Under cooperative agreements, the state and the tribes can work as partners to provide culturally relevant child support services, consistent with state and federal laws, that are based on tribal laws and customs. The legislature recognizes that the preferred method for handling cases where all or some of the parties are enrolled tribal members living on the tribal reservation is to develop an agreement so that appropriate cases are referred to the tribe to be processed in the tribal court. The legislature recognizes that cooperative agreements serve the best interests of the children.
[ 1997 c 386 § 60.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 26 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 26.25 - Cooperative Child Support Services—Indian Tribes. › 26.25.020 - Cooperative agreements—Authorized.

RCW 26.25.020
Cooperative agreements—Authorized.
(1) The department of social and health services may enter into an agreement with an Indian tribe or tribal organization, which is within the state's borders and recognized by the federal government, for joint or cooperative action on child support services and child support enforcement.
(2) In determining the scope and terms of the agreement, the department and the tribe should consider, among other factors, whether the tribe has an established tribal court system with the authority to establish, modify, or enforce support orders, establish paternity, or enter support orders in accordance with child support guidelines established by the tribe.
[ 1997 c 386 § 61.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 26 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 26.25 - Cooperative Child Support Services—Indian Tribes. › 26.25.030 - Cooperative agreements—Contents.

RCW 26.25.030
Cooperative agreements—Contents.
An agreement established under this section may, but is not required to, address the following:
(1) Recognizing the state's and tribe's authority to address child support matters with the development of a process designed to determine how tribal member cases may be handled;
(2) The authority, procedures, and guidelines for all aspects of establishing, entering, modifying, and enforcing child support orders in the tribal court and the state court;
(3) The authority, procedures, and guidelines the department and tribe will follow for the establishment of paternity;
(4) The establishment and agreement of culturally relevant factors that may be considered in child support enforcement;
(5) The authority, procedures, and guidelines for the garnishing of wages of tribal members or employees of a tribe, tribally owned enterprise, or an Indian-owned business located on the reservation;
(6) The department's and tribe's responsibilities to each other;
(7) The ability for the department and the tribe to address the fiscal responsibilities between each other;
(8) Requirements for alternative dispute resolution procedures;
(9) The necessary procedures for notice and the continual sharing of information; and
(10) The duration of the agreement, under what circumstances the parties may terminate the agreement, and the consequences of breaching the provisions in the agreement.
[ 1997 c 386 § 62.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 26 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 26.26A - Uniform Parentage Act. › 26.26A.005 - Short title—2018 c 6.

RCW 26.26A.005
Short title—2018 c 6.
This act may be known and cited as the uniform parentage act.
[ 2018 c 6 § 101.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 26 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 26.26A - Uniform Parentage Act. › 26.26A.020 - Scope.

RCW 26.26A.020
Scope.
(1) This chapter applies to an adjudication or determination of parentage.
(2) This chapter does not create, affect, enlarge, or diminish parental rights or duties under law of this state other than this chapter.
[ 2018 c 6 § 103.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 26 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 26.26A - Uniform Parentage Act. › 26.26A.040 - Choice of law.

RCW 26.26A.040
Choice of law.
The court shall apply the law of this state to adjudicate parentage. The applicable law does not depend on:
(1) The place of birth of the child; or
(2) The past or present residence of the child.
[ 2018 c 6 § 105.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 26 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 26.26A - Uniform Parentage Act. › 26.26A.050 - Data privacy.

RCW 26.26A.050
Data privacy.
A proceeding under this chapter is subject to law of this state other than this chapter which governs the health, safety, privacy, and liberty of a child or other individual who could be affected by disclosure of information that could identify the child or other individual, including address, telephone number, digital contact information, place of employment, social security number, and the child's day care facility or school.
[ 2018 c 6 § 106.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 26 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 26.26A - Uniform Parentage Act. › 26.26A.060 - Provisions applicable to father-child relationship also applicable to mother-child relationship and vice versa.

RCW 26.26A.060
Provisions applicable to father-child relationship also applicable to mother-child relationship and vice versa.
To the extent practicable, a provision of this chapter applicable to a father-child relationship applies to a mother-child relationship and a provision of this chapter applicable to a mother-child relationship applies to a father-child relationship.
[ 2018 c 6 § 107.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 26 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 26.26A - Uniform Parentage Act. › 26.26A.070 - Mandatory use of approved forms and format rules.

RCW 26.26A.070
Mandatory use of approved forms and format rules.
(1) Effective January 1, 2020, a party shall not file any pleading with the clerk of the court in an action commenced under this chapter unless on forms approved by the administrator for the courts.
(2) The administrative office of the courts shall develop and approve standard court forms and format rules for mandatory use by litigants in all actions commenced under this chapter effective January 1, 2020. The administrative office of the courts has continuing responsibility to develop and revise mandatory forms and format rules as appropriate.
[ 2019 c 46 § 1003.]
2023 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.]
2023 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.]
2023 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.]
2023 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.]
2023 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.]
2023 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.]
2023 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.]
2023 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.]
2023 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.]
2023 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.]
2023 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.]
2023 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.]
2023 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.]
2023 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.]
2023 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.]
2023 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.]
2023 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.]
2023 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.]
2023 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.]
2023 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.]
2023 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.]
2023 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.]
2023 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.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 26 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 26.26A - Uniform Parentage Act. › 26.26A.315 - Requirements for genetic testing.

RCW 26.26A.315
Requirements for genetic testing.
(1) Genetic testing must be of a type reasonably relied on by experts in the field of genetic testing and performed in a testing laboratory accredited by:
(a) The AABB, formerly known as the American association of blood banks, or a successor to its functions; or
(b) An accrediting body designated by the secretary of the United States department of health and human services.
(2) A specimen used in genetic testing may consist of a sample or a combination of samples of blood, buccal cells, bone, hair, or other body tissue or fluid. The specimen used in the testing need not be of the same kind for each individual undergoing genetic testing.
(3) Based on the ethnic or racial group of an individual undergoing genetic testing, a testing laboratory shall determine the databases from which to select frequencies for use in calculating a relationship index. If an individual or a child support agency objects to the laboratory's choice, the following rules apply:
(a) Not later than thirty days after receipt of the report of the test, the objecting individual or child support agency may request the court to require the laboratory to recalculate the relationship index using an ethnic or racial group different from that used by the laboratory.
(b) The individual or the child support agency objecting to the laboratory's choice under this subsection shall:
(i) If the requested frequencies are not available to the laboratory for the ethnic or racial group requested, provide the requested frequencies compiled in a manner recognized by accrediting bodies; or
(ii) Engage another laboratory to perform the calculations.
(c) The laboratory may use its own statistical estimate if there is a question which ethnic or racial group is appropriate. The laboratory shall calculate the frequencies using statistics, if available, for any other ethnic or racial group requested.
(4) If, after recalculation of the relationship index under subsection (3) of this section using a different ethnic or racial group, genetic testing under RCW 26.26A.325 does not identify an individual as a genetic parent of a child, the court may require an individual who has been tested to submit to additional genetic testing to identify a genetic parent.
[ 2018 c 6 § 404.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 26 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 26.26A - Uniform Parentage Act. › 26.26A.320 - Report of genetic testing.

RCW 26.26A.320
Report of genetic testing.
(1) A report of genetic testing must be in a record and signed under penalty of perjury by a designee of the testing laboratory. A report complying with the requirements of RCW 26.26A.300 through 26.26A.355 is self-authenticating.
(2) Documentation from a testing laboratory of the following information is sufficient to establish a reliable chain of custody and allow the results of genetic testing to be admissible without testimony:
(a) The name and photograph of each individual whose specimen has been taken;
(b) The name of the individual who collected each specimen;
(c) The place and date each specimen was collected;
(d) The name of the individual who received each specimen in the testing laboratory; and
(e) The date each specimen was received.
[ 2018 c 6 § 405.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 26 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 26.26A - Uniform Parentage Act. › 26.26A.325 - Genetic testing results—Challenge to results.

RCW 26.26A.325
Genetic testing results—Challenge to results.
(1) Subject to a challenge under subsection (2) of this section, an individual is identified under this chapter as a genetic parent of a child if genetic testing complies with RCW 26.26A.300 through 26.26A.355 and the results of the testing disclose:
(a) The individual has at least a ninety-nine percent probability of parentage, using a prior probability of 0.50, as calculated by using the combined relationship index obtained in the testing; and
(b) A combined relationship index of at least one hundred to one.
(2) An individual identified under subsection (1) of this section as a genetic parent of the child may challenge the genetic testing results only by other genetic testing satisfying the requirements of RCW 26.26A.300 through 26.26A.355 which:
(a) Excludes the individual as a genetic parent of the child; or
(b) Identifies another individual as a possible genetic parent of the child other than:
(i) The woman who gave birth to the child; or
(ii) The individual identified under subsection (1) of this section.
(3) Except as otherwise provided in RCW 26.26A.350, if more than one individual other than the woman who gave birth is identified by genetic testing as a possible genetic parent of the child, the court shall order each individual to submit to further genetic testing to identify a genetic parent.
[ 2018 c 6 § 406.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 26 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 26.26A - Uniform Parentage Act. › 26.26A.330 - Cost of genetic testing.

RCW 26.26A.330
Cost of genetic testing.
(1) Subject to assessment of fees under RCW 26.26A.400 through 26.26A.515, payment of the cost of initial genetic testing must be made in advance:
(a) By a child support agency in a proceeding in which the child support agency is providing services;
(b) By the individual who made the request for genetic testing;
(c) As agreed by the parties; or
(d) As ordered by the court.
(2) If the cost of genetic testing is paid by a child support agency, the agency may seek reimbursement from the genetic parent whose parent-child relationship is established.
[ 2018 c 6 § 407.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 26 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 26.26A - Uniform Parentage Act. › 26.26A.335 - Additional genetic testing.

RCW 26.26A.335
Additional genetic testing.
The court or child support agency shall order additional genetic testing on request of an individual who contests the result of the initial testing under RCW 26.26A.325. If initial genetic testing under RCW 26.26A.325 identified an individual as a genetic parent of the child, the court or agency may not order additional testing unless the contesting individual pays for the testing in advance.
[ 2018 c 6 § 408.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 26 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 26.26A - Uniform Parentage Act. › 26.26A.340 - Genetic testing when specimen not available.

RCW 26.26A.340
Genetic testing when specimen not available.
(1) Subject to subsection (2) of this section, if a genetic testing specimen is not available from an alleged genetic parent of a child, an individual seeking genetic testing demonstrates good cause, and the court finds that the circumstances are just, the court may order any of the following individuals to submit specimens for genetic testing:
(a) A parent of the alleged genetic parent;
(b) A sibling of the alleged genetic parent;
(c) Another child of the alleged genetic parent and the woman who gave birth to the other child; and
(d) Another relative of the alleged genetic parent necessary to complete genetic testing.
(2) To issue an order under this section, the court must find that a need for genetic testing outweighs the legitimate interests of the individual sought to be tested.
[ 2018 c 6 § 409.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 26 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 26.26A - Uniform Parentage Act. › 26.26A.345 - Genetic testing—Deceased individual.

RCW 26.26A.345
Genetic testing—Deceased individual.
If an individual seeking genetic testing demonstrates good cause, the court may order genetic testing of a deceased individual.
[ 2018 c 6 § 410.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 26 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 26.26A - Uniform Parentage Act. › 26.26A.350 - Genetic testing—Identical siblings.

RCW 26.26A.350
Genetic testing—Identical siblings.
(1) If the court finds there is reason to believe that an alleged genetic parent has an identical sibling and evidence that the sibling may be a genetic parent of the child, the court may order genetic testing of the sibling.
(2) If more than one sibling is identified under RCW 26.26A.325 as a genetic parent of the child, the court may rely on nongenetic evidence to adjudicate which sibling is a genetic parent of the child.
[ 2018 c 6 § 411.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 26 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 26.26A - Uniform Parentage Act. › 26.26A.355 - Confidentiality of genetic testing—Penalty.

RCW 26.26A.355
Confidentiality of genetic testing—Penalty.
(1) Release of a report of genetic testing for parentage is controlled by chapter 70.02 RCW.
(2) An individual who intentionally releases an identifiable specimen of another individual collected for genetic testing under RCW 26.26A.300 through 26.26A.355, for a purpose not relevant to a proceeding regarding parentage, without a court order or written permission of the individual who furnished the specimen, commits a gross misdemeanor punishable under RCW 9.92.020.
[ 2018 c 6 § 412.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 26 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 26.26A - Uniform Parentage Act. › 26.26A.400 - Proceeding to adjudicate parentage—Authorization.

RCW 26.26A.400
Proceeding to adjudicate parentage—Authorization.
(1) A proceeding may be commenced to adjudicate the parentage of a child. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the proceeding is governed by the rules of civil procedure.
(2) A proceeding to adjudicate the parentage of a child born under a surrogacy agreement is governed by RCW 26.26A.700 through 26.26A.785.
[ 2018 c 6 § 501.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 26 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 26.26A - Uniform Parentage Act. › 26.26A.405 - Standing to maintain proceeding to adjudicate parentage.

RCW 26.26A.405
Standing to maintain proceeding to adjudicate parentage.
Except as otherwise provided in RCW 26.26A.200 through 26.26A.265 and 26.26A.435 through 26.26A.450, a proceeding to adjudicate parentage may be maintained by:
(1) The child;
(2) The woman who gave birth to the child, unless a court has adjudicated that she is not a parent;
(3) An individual who is a parent under this chapter;
(4) An individual whose parentage of the child is to be adjudicated;
(5) The division of child support;
(6) An adoption agency authorized by law of this state other than this chapter or licensed child placement agency; or
(7) A representative authorized by law of this state other than this chapter to act for an individual who otherwise would be entitled to maintain a proceeding but is deceased, incapacitated, or a minor.
[ 2018 c 6 § 502.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 26 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 26.26A - Uniform Parentage Act. › 26.26A.410 - Notice of proceeding to adjudicate parentage.

RCW 26.26A.410
Notice of proceeding to adjudicate parentage.
(1) The petitioner shall give notice of a proceeding to adjudicate parentage to the following individuals:
(a) The woman who gave birth to the child, unless a court has adjudicated that she is not a parent;
(b) An individual who is a parent of the child under this chapter;
(c) A presumed, acknowledged, or adjudicated parent of the child; and
(d) An individual whose parentage of the child is to be adjudicated.
(2) An individual entitled to notice under subsection (1) of this section has a right to intervene in the proceeding.
(3) Lack of notice required by subsection (1) of this section does not render a judgment void. Lack of notice does not preclude an individual entitled to notice under subsection (1) of this section from bringing a proceeding under RCW 26.26A.450(2).
(4) Notice must be by service of the summons and complaint on all parties entitled to receive notice under subsection (1) of this section.
(5) In cases where the child is dependent or alleged to be dependent under chapter 13.34 RCW, the petitioner shall give notice to the state agency administering the plan under Title IV-E of the social security act.
[ 2019 c 470 § 25; 2019 c 46 § 1004; 2018 c 6 § 503.]
NOTES:
Reviser's note: This section was amended by 2019 c 46 § 1004 and by 2019 c 470 § 25, each without reference to the other. Both amendments are incorporated in the publication of this section under RCW 1.12.025(2). For rule of construction, see RCW 1.12.025(1).
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 26 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 26.26A - Uniform Parentage Act. › 26.26A.415 - Proceeding to adjudicate parentage—Personal jurisdiction.

RCW 26.26A.415
Proceeding to adjudicate parentage—Personal jurisdiction.
(1) The court may adjudicate an individual's parentage of a child only if the court has personal jurisdiction over the individual.
(2) A court of this state with jurisdiction to adjudicate parentage may exercise personal jurisdiction over a nonresident individual, or the guardian or conservator of the individual, if the conditions prescribed in RCW 26.21A.100 are satisfied.
(3) Lack of jurisdiction over one individual does not preclude the court from making an adjudication of parentage binding on another individual.
[ 2018 c 6 § 504.]