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2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 26 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 26.26A - Uniform Parentage Act. › 26.26A.765 - Genetic surrogacy agreement—Termination.

RCW 26.26A.765
Genetic surrogacy agreement—Termination.
(1) A party to a genetic surrogacy agreement may terminate the agreement as follows:
(a) An intended parent who is a party to the agreement may terminate the agreement at any time before a gamete or embryo transfer by giving notice of termination in a record to all other parties. If a gamete or embryo transfer does not result in a pregnancy, a party may terminate the agreement at any time before a subsequent gamete or embryo transfer. The notice of termination must be attested by a notarial officer or witnessed.
(b) A woman acting as a genetic surrogate who is a party to the agreement may withdraw consent to the agreement any time before forty-eight hours after the birth of a child conceived by assisted reproduction under the agreement. To withdraw consent, the woman acting as a genetic surrogate must execute a notice of termination in a record stating the surrogate's intent to terminate the agreement. The notice of termination must be attested by a notarial officer or witnessed and be delivered to each intended parent any time before forty-eight hours after the birth of the child.
(2) On termination of the genetic surrogacy agreement under subsection (1) of this section, the parties are released from all obligations under the agreement except that each intended parent remains responsible for all expenses incurred by the woman acting as a surrogate through the date of termination which are reimbursable under the agreement. Unless the agreement provides otherwise, the woman acting as a surrogate is not entitled to any nonexpense related compensation paid for serving as a surrogate.
(3) Except in a case involving fraud, neither a woman acting as a genetic surrogate nor the surrogate's spouse or former spouse, if any, is liable to the intended parent or parents for a penalty or liquidated damages, for terminating a genetic surrogacy agreement under this section.
[ 2018 c 6 § 714.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 26 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 26.26A - Uniform Parentage Act. › 26.26A.770 - Validated genetic surrogacy agreement—Parentage.

RCW 26.26A.770
Validated genetic surrogacy agreement—Parentage.
(1) Unless a woman acting as a genetic surrogate exercises the right under RCW 26.26A.765 to terminate a genetic surrogacy agreement, each intended parent is a parent of a child conceived by assisted reproduction under an agreement validated under RCW 26.26A.760.
(2) Unless a woman acting as a genetic surrogate exercises the right under RCW 26.26A.765 to terminate the genetic surrogacy agreement, on proof of a court order issued under RCW 26.26A.760 validating the agreement, the court shall make an order:
(a) Declaring that each intended parent is a parent of a child conceived by assisted reproduction under the agreement and ordering that parental rights and duties vest exclusively in each intended parent;
(b) Declaring that the woman acting as a genetic surrogate and the surrogate's spouse or former spouse, if any, are not parents of the child;
(c) Directing the state registrar of vital statistics to list each intended parent as a parent of the child on the birth record;
(d) To protect the privacy of the child and the parties, declaring that the court record is not open to inspection except as authorized under RCW 26.26A.725;
(e) If necessary, that the child be surrendered to the intended parent or parents; and
(f) For other relief the court determines necessary and proper.
(3) If a woman acting as a genetic surrogate terminates under RCW 26.26A.765(1)(b) a genetic surrogacy agreement, parentage of the child conceived by assisted reproduction under the agreement must be determined under RCW 26.26A.005 through 26.26A.515.
(4) If a child born to a woman acting as a genetic surrogate is alleged not to have been conceived by assisted reproduction, the court shall order genetic testing to determine the genetic parentage of the child. If the child was not conceived by assisted reproduction, parentage must be determined under RCW 26.26A.005 through 26.26A.515. Unless the genetic surrogacy agreement provides otherwise, if the child was not conceived by assisted reproduction the woman acting as a surrogate is not entitled to any nonexpense related compensation paid for serving as a surrogate.
(5) Unless a party exercises the right under RCW 26.26A.765 to terminate the genetic surrogacy agreement, the woman acting as a genetic surrogate or the department of social and health services division of child support may file with the court, not later than sixty days after the birth of a child conceived by assisted reproduction under the agreement, notice that the child has been born to the woman acting as a genetic surrogate. Unless the woman acting as a genetic surrogate has properly exercised the right under RCW 26.26A.765 to withdraw consent to the agreement, on proof of a court order issued under RCW 26.26A.760 validating the agreement, the court shall order that each intended parent is a parent of the child.
[ 2018 c 6 § 715.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 26 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 26.26A - Uniform Parentage Act. › 26.26A.775 - Nonvalidated genetic surrogacy agreement—Effect.

RCW 26.26A.775
Nonvalidated genetic surrogacy agreement—Effect.
(1) A genetic surrogacy agreement, whether or not in a record, that is not validated under RCW 26.26A.760 is enforceable only to the extent provided in this section and RCW 26.26A.785.
(2) If all parties agree, a court may validate a genetic surrogacy agreement after assisted reproduction has occurred but before the birth of a child conceived by assisted reproduction under the agreement.
(3) If a child conceived by assisted reproduction under a genetic surrogacy agreement that is not validated under RCW 26.26A.760 is born and the woman acting as a genetic surrogate, consistent with RCW 26.26A.765(1)(b), withdraws her consent to the agreement before forty-eight hours after the birth of the child, the court shall adjudicate the parentage of the child under RCW 26.26A.005 through 26.26A.515.
(4) If a child conceived by assisted reproduction under a genetic surrogacy agreement that is not validated under RCW 26.26A.760 is born and a woman acting as a genetic surrogate does not withdraw her consent to the agreement, consistent with RCW 26.26A.765(1)(b), before forty-eight hours after the birth of the child, the woman acting as a genetic surrogate is not automatically a parent and the court shall adjudicate parentage of the child based on the best interest of the child, taking into account the factors in RCW 26.26A.460(1) and the intent of the parties at the time of the execution of the agreement.
(5) The parties to a genetic surrogacy agreement have standing to maintain a proceeding to adjudicate parentage under this section.
[ 2018 c 6 § 716.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 26 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 26.26A - Uniform Parentage Act. › 26.26A.780 - Genetic surrogacy agreement—Parentage of deceased intended parent.

RCW 26.26A.780
Genetic surrogacy agreement—Parentage of deceased intended parent.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in RCW 26.26A.770 or 26.26A.775, on birth of a child conceived by assisted reproduction under a genetic surrogacy agreement, each intended parent is, by operation of law, a parent of the child, notwithstanding the death of an intended parent during the period between the transfer of a gamete or embryo and the birth of the child.
(2) Except as otherwise provided in RCW 26.26A.770 or 26.26A.775, an intended parent is not a parent of a child conceived by assisted reproduction under a genetic surrogacy agreement if the intended parent dies before the transfer of a gamete or embryo unless:
(a) The agreement provides otherwise; and
(b) The transfer of the gamete or embryo occurs not later than thirty-six months after the death of the intended parent, or birth of the child occurs not later than forty-five months after the death of the intended parent.
[ 2018 c 6 § 717.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 26 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 26.26A - Uniform Parentage Act. › 26.26A.785 - Genetic surrogacy agreement—Breach.

RCW 26.26A.785
Genetic surrogacy agreement—Breach.
(1) Subject to RCW 26.26A.715(1)(g) and 26.26A.765(2), if a genetic surrogacy agreement is breached by a woman acting as a genetic surrogate or one or more intended parents, the nonbreaching party is entitled to the remedies available at law or in equity.
(2) Specific performance is not a remedy available for breach by a woman acting as a genetic surrogate of a requirement of a validated or nonvalidated genetic surrogacy agreement that the surrogate be impregnated.
(3) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section, specific performance is a remedy available for:
(a) Breach of a validated genetic surrogacy agreement by a woman acting as a genetic surrogate of a requirement which prevents an intended parent from exercising the full rights of parentage forty-eight hours after the birth of the child; or
(b) Breach by an intended parent which prevents the intended parent's acceptance of duties of parentage forty-eight hours after the birth of the child.
[ 2018 c 6 § 718.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 26 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 26.26A - Uniform Parentage Act. › 26.26A.800 - Definitions—Information about donor—RCW 26.26A.800 through 26.26A.825.

RCW 26.26A.800
Definitions—Information about donor—RCW 26.26A.800 through 26.26A.825.
The definitions in this section apply throughout RCW 26.26A.800 through 26.26A.825, unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
(1) "Identifying information" means:
(a) The full name of a donor;
(b) The date of birth of the donor; and
(c) The permanent and, if different, current address of the donor at the time of the donation.
(2) "Medical history" means information regarding any:
(a) Present illness of a donor;
(b) Past illness of the donor; and
(c) Social, genetic, and family history pertaining to the health of the donor.
[ 2018 c 6 § 801.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 26 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 26.26A - Uniform Parentage Act. › 26.26A.805 - Applicability—RCW 26.26A.800 through 26.26A.825.

RCW 26.26A.805
Applicability—RCW 26.26A.800 through 26.26A.825.
RCW 26.26A.800 through 26.26A.825 apply only to gametes collected on or after January 1, 2019.
[ 2018 c 6 § 802.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 26 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 26.26A - Uniform Parentage Act. › 26.26A.810 - Collection of information about donor.

RCW 26.26A.810
Collection of information about donor.
(1) A gamete bank or fertility clinic licensed in this state shall collect from a donor the donor's identifying information and medical history at the time of the donation.
(2) A gamete bank or fertility clinic licensed in this state which receives gametes of a donor collected by another gamete bank or fertility clinic shall collect the name, address, telephone number, and email address of the gamete bank or fertility clinic from which it received the gametes.
(3) A gamete bank or fertility clinic licensed in this state shall disclose the information collected under subsections (1) and (2) of this section as provided under RCW 26.26A.820.
[ 2019 c 46 § 2001; 2018 c 6 § 803.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 26 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 26.26A - Uniform Parentage Act. › 26.26A.815 - Information about donor—Declaration regarding identity disclosure to child conceived by assisted reproduction.

RCW 26.26A.815
Information about donor—Declaration regarding identity disclosure to child conceived by assisted reproduction.
(1) A gamete bank or fertility clinic licensed in this state which collects gametes from a donor shall:
(a) Provide the donor with information in a record about the donor's choice regarding identity disclosure; and
(b) Obtain a declaration from the donor regarding identity disclosure.
(2) A gamete bank or fertility clinic licensed in this state shall give a donor the choice to sign a declaration, attested by a notarial officer or witnessed, that either:
(a) States that the donor agrees to disclose the donor's identity to a child conceived by assisted reproduction with the donor's gametes on request once the child attains eighteen years of age; or
(b) States that the donor does not agree presently to disclose the donor's identity to the child.
(3) A gamete bank or fertility clinic licensed in this state shall permit a donor who has signed a declaration under subsection (2)(b) of this section to withdraw the declaration at any time by signing a declaration under subsection (2)(a) of this section.
[ 2018 c 6 § 804.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 26 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 26.26A - Uniform Parentage Act. › 26.26A.820 - Information about donor—Disclosure of identifying information and medical history on request of a child conceived by assisted reproduction—Access to nonidentifying medical history.

RCW 26.26A.820
Information about donor—Disclosure of identifying information and medical history on request of a child conceived by assisted reproduction—Access to nonidentifying medical history.
(1) On request of a child conceived by assisted reproduction who attains eighteen years of age, a gamete bank or fertility clinic licensed in this state which collected the gametes used in the assisted reproduction shall make a good faith effort to provide the child with identifying information of the donor who provided the gametes, unless the donor signed and did not withdraw a declaration under RCW 26.26A.815(2)(b). If the donor signed and did not withdraw the declaration, the gamete bank or fertility clinic shall make a good faith effort to notify the donor, who may elect under RCW 26.26A.815(3) to withdraw the donor's declaration.
(2) Regardless whether a donor signed a declaration under RCW 26.26A.815(2)(b), on request by a child conceived by assisted reproduction who attains eighteen years of age, or, if the child is a minor, by a parent or guardian of the child, a gamete bank or fertility clinic licensed in this state which collected the gametes used in the assisted reproduction shall make a good faith effort to provide the child or, if the child is a minor, the parent or guardian of the child, access to nonidentifying medical history of the donor.
(3) On request of a child conceived by assisted reproduction who attains eighteen years of age, a gamete bank or fertility clinic licensed in this state which received the gametes used in the assisted reproduction from another gamete bank or fertility clinic shall disclose the name, address, telephone number, and email address of the gamete bank or fertility clinic from which it received the gametes.
[ 2019 c 46 § 2002; 2018 c 6 § 805.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 26 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 26.26A - Uniform Parentage Act. › 26.26A.825 - Information about donor—Recordkeeping duty of gamete bank or fertility clinic.

RCW 26.26A.825
Information about donor—Recordkeeping duty of gamete bank or fertility clinic.
(1) A gamete bank or fertility clinic licensed in this state which collects gametes for use in assisted reproduction shall maintain identifying information and medical history about each gamete donor. The gamete bank or fertility clinic shall maintain records of gamete screening and testing and comply with reporting requirements, in accordance with federal law and applicable law of this state other than this chapter.
(2) A gamete bank or fertility clinic licensed in this state that receives gametes from another gamete bank or fertility clinic shall maintain the name, address, and telephone number of the gamete bank or fertility clinic from which it received the gametes.
[ 2019 c 46 § 2003; 2018 c 6 § 806.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 26 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 26.26A - Uniform Parentage Act. › 26.26A.900 - Uniformity of application and construction—2018 c 6.

RCW 26.26A.900
Uniformity of application and construction—2018 c 6.
In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.
[ 2018 c 6 § 901.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 26 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 26.26A - Uniform Parentage Act. › 26.26A.901 - Relation to electronic signatures in global and national commerce act.

RCW 26.26A.901
Relation to electronic signatures in global and national commerce act.
This chapter modifies, limits, or supersedes the electronic signatures in global and national commerce act, 15 U.S.C. Sec. 7001 et seq., but does not modify, limit, or supersede section 101(c) of that act, 15 U.S.C. Sec. 7001(c), or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in section 103(b) of that act, 15 U.S.C. Sec. 7003(b).
[ 2018 c 6 § 902.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 26 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 26.26A - Uniform Parentage Act. › 26.26A.902 - Transitional provision—Applicability to pending proceedings.

RCW 26.26A.902
Transitional provision—Applicability to pending proceedings.
This chapter applies to a pending proceeding to adjudicate parentage commenced before January 1, 2019, for an issue on which a judgment has not been entered.
[ 2018 c 6 § 903.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 26 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 26.26A - Uniform Parentage Act. › 26.26A.903 - Effective date—2018 c 6.

RCW 26.26A.903
Effective date—2018 c 6.
This act takes effect January 1, 2019.
[ 2018 c 6 § 909.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 26 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 26.26B - Miscellaneous Parentage Act Provisions. › 26.26B.010 - Mandatory use of approved forms.

RCW 26.26B.010
Mandatory use of approved forms.
(1) Effective January 1, 1992, a party shall not file any pleading with the clerk of the court in an action commenced under this chapter or chapter 26.26A RCW unless on forms approved by the administrative office of the courts.
(2) The parties shall comply with requirements for submission to the court of forms as provided in RCW 26.18.220.
[ 2019 c 46 § 5027; 2005 c 282 § 38; 1992 c 229 § 7; 1990 1st ex.s. c 2 § 28. Formerly RCW 26.26.065.]
NOTES:
Effective dates—Severability—1990 1st ex.s. c 2: See notes following RCW 26.09.100.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 26 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 26.26B - Miscellaneous Parentage Act Provisions. › 26.26B.030 - Support orders—Compliance with RCW 26.23.050.

RCW 26.26B.030
Support orders—Compliance with RCW 26.23.050.
Every court order or decree establishing a child support obligation shall be entered in compliance with RCW 26.23.050.
[ 1987 c 435 § 27; 1986 c 138 § 3; 1984 c 260 § 23. Formerly RCW 26.26.132.]
NOTES:
Effective date—1987 c 435: See RCW 26.23.900.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 26 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 26.26B - Miscellaneous Parentage Act Provisions. › 26.26B.040 - Support orders—Time limit, exception.

RCW 26.26B.040
Support orders—Time limit, exception.
A court may not order payment for support provided or expenses incurred more than five years prior to the commencement of the action. Any period of time in which the responsible party has concealed himself or herself or avoided the jurisdiction of the court under this chapter or chapter 26.26A RCW shall not be included within the five-year period.
[ 2019 c 46 § 5029; 2011 c 336 § 693; 1983 1st ex.s. c 41 § 11. Formerly RCW 26.26.134.]
NOTES:
Severability—1983 1st ex.s. c 41: See note following RCW 26.09.060.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 26 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 26.26B - Miscellaneous Parentage Act Provisions. › 26.26B.050 - Restraining order—Knowing violation—Penalty—Law enforcement immunity.

RCW 26.26B.050
Restraining order—Knowing violation—Penalty—Law enforcement immunity.
(1) Whenever a restraining order is issued under this chapter or chapter 26.26A RCW, and the person to be restrained knows of the order, a violation of the provisions restricting the person from acts or threats of violence or of a provision restraining the person from going onto the grounds of or entering the residence, workplace, school, or day care of another, or prohibiting the person from knowingly coming within, or knowingly remaining within, a specified distance of a location, a protected party's person, or a protected party's vehicle, is punishable under RCW 7.105.450.
(2) A person is deemed to have notice of a restraining order if:
(a) The person to be restrained or the person's attorney signed the order;
(b) The order recites that the person to be restrained or the person's attorney appeared in person before the court;
(c) The order was served upon the person to be restrained; or
(d) The peace officer gives the person oral or written evidence of the order by reading from it or handing to the person a certified copy of the original order, certified to be an accurate copy of the original by a notary public or by the clerk of the court.
(3) A peace officer shall verify the existence of a restraining order by:
(a) Obtaining information confirming the existence and terms of the order from a law enforcement agency; or
(b) Obtaining a certified copy of the order, certified to be an accurate copy of the original by a notary public or by the clerk of the court.
(4) A peace officer shall arrest and take into custody, pending release on bail, personal recognizance, or court order, a person without a warrant when the officer has probable cause to believe that:
(a) A restraining order has been issued under this chapter or chapter 26.26A RCW;
(b) The respondent or person to be restrained knows of the order; and
(c) The person to be arrested has violated the terms of the order restraining the person from acts or threats of violence or restraining the person from going onto the grounds of or entering the residence, workplace, school, or day care of another, or prohibiting the person from knowingly coming within, or knowingly remaining within, a specified distance of a location, a protected party's person, or a protected party's vehicle.
(5) It is a defense to prosecution under subsection (1) of this section that the court order was issued contrary to law or court rule.
(6) No peace officer may be held criminally or civilly liable for making an arrest under subsection (4) of this section if the officer acts in good faith and without malice.
[ 2021 c 215 § 140; 2019 c 46 § 5030; 2000 c 119 § 23; 1999 c 184 § 12; 1996 c 248 § 11; 1995 c 246 § 33. Formerly RCW 26.26.138.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2022 c 268; 2021 c 215: See note following RCW 7.105.900.
Application—2000 c 119: See note following RCW 10.31.100.
Short title—1999 c 184: See RCW 26.52.900.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 26 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 26.26B - Miscellaneous Parentage Act Provisions. › 26.26B.060 - Costs.

RCW 26.26B.060
Costs.
The court may order reasonable fees of experts and the child's guardian ad litem, and other costs of the action, including blood or genetic test costs, to be paid by the parties in proportions and at times determined by the court. The court may order that all or a portion of a party's reasonable attorney's fees be paid by another party, except that an award of attorney's fees assessed against the state or any of its agencies or representatives shall be under RCW 4.84.185.
[ 1994 c 146 § 4; 1984 c 260 § 35; 1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 42 § 15. Formerly RCW 26.26.140.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 26 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 26.26B - Miscellaneous Parentage Act Provisions. › 26.26B.070 - Proof of certain support and parentage establishment costs.

RCW 26.26B.070
Proof of certain support and parentage establishment costs.
In all actions brought under this chapter or chapter 26.26A RCW, bills for pregnancy, childbirth, and genetic testing shall:
(1) Be admissible as evidence without requiring third-party foundation testimony; and
(2) Constitute prima facie evidence of amounts incurred for such services or for testing on behalf of the child.
[ 2019 c 46 § 5031; 1997 c 58 § 939. Formerly RCW 26.26.145.]
NOTES:
Short title—Part headings, captions, table of contents not law—Exemptions and waivers from federal law—Conflict with federal requirements—Severability—1997 c 58: See RCW 74.08A.900 through 74.08A.904.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 26 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 26.26B - Miscellaneous Parentage Act Provisions. › 26.26B.080 - Enforcement of judgments or orders.

RCW 26.26B.080
Enforcement of judgments or orders.
(1) If existence of the parent and child relationship is declared, or parentage or a duty of support has been acknowledged or adjudicated under this chapter or chapter 26.26A RCW or under prior law, the obligation of the parent may be enforced in the same or other proceedings by the other parent, the child, the state of Washington, the public authority that has furnished or may furnish the reasonable expenses of pregnancy, childbirth, education, support, or funeral, or by any other person, including a private agency, to the extent he or she has furnished or is furnishing these expenses.
(2) The court shall order support payments to be made to the Washington state support registry, or the person entitled to receive the payments under an alternate arrangement approved by the court as provided in RCW 26.23.050(2).
(3) All remedies for the enforcement of judgments apply.
[ 2019 c 46 § 5032; 2011 c 283 § 10; 1994 c 230 § 16; 1987 c 435 § 28; 1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 42 § 16. Formerly RCW 26.26.150.]
NOTES:
Costs—Application—2011 c 283: See notes following RCW 26.26B.020.
Effective date—1987 c 435: See RCW 26.23.900.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 26 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 26.26B - Miscellaneous Parentage Act Provisions. › 26.26B.090 - Modification of judgment or order—Continuing jurisdiction.

RCW 26.26B.090
Modification of judgment or order—Continuing jurisdiction.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section the court has continuing jurisdiction to prospectively modify a judgment and order for future education and future support, and with respect to matters listed in *RCW 26.26.130 (3) and (5), and *RCW 26.26.150(2) upon showing a substantial change of circumstances. The procedures set forth in RCW 26.09.175 shall be used in modification proceedings under this section.
(2) A judgment or order entered under **this chapter may be modified without a showing of substantial change of circumstances upon the same grounds as RCW 26.09.170 permits support orders to be modified without a showing of a substantial change of circumstance.
(3) The court may modify a parenting plan or residential provisions adopted pursuant to *RCW 26.26.130(7) in accordance with the provisions of chapter 26.09 RCW.
(4) The court shall hear and review petitions for modifications of a parenting plan, custody order, visitation order, or other order governing the residence of a child, and conduct any proceedings concerning a relocation of the residence where the child resides a majority of the time, pursuant to chapter 26.09 RCW.
[ 2000 c 21 § 20; 1992 c 229 § 8; 1989 c 360 § 36; 1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 42 § 17. Formerly RCW 26.26.160.]
NOTES:
Reviser's note: *(1) RCW 26.26.130 and 26.26.150 were recodified as RCW 26.26B.020 and 26.26B.080, respectively, by the code reviser, effective January 1, 2019.
**(2) This section was codified in chapter 26.26 RCW prior to recodification by the code reviser on January 1, 2019. The majority of chapter 26.26 RCW was repealed by 2018 c 6 § 907, effective January 1, 2019. For later enactment of the uniform parentage act, see chapter 26.26A RCW.
Applicability—2000 c 21: See RCW 26.09.405.
Intent—Captions not law—2000 c 21: See notes following RCW 26.09.405.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 26 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 26.26B - Miscellaneous Parentage Act Provisions. › 26.26B.100 - Health care coverage.

RCW 26.26B.100
Health care coverage.
(1) In entering or modifying a support order under this chapter or chapter 26.26A RCW, the court shall require either or both parents to maintain or provide health care coverage for any dependent child as provided under RCW 26.09.105.
(2) This section shall not be construed to limit the authority of the court to enter or modify support orders containing provisions for payment of uninsured health expenses, health costs, or insurance premiums which are in addition to and not inconsistent with this section.
(3) A parent ordered to provide health care coverage shall provide proof of such coverage or proof that such coverage is unavailable within twenty days of the entry of the order to:
(a) The physical custodian; or
(b) The department of social and health services if the parent has been notified or ordered to make support payments to the Washington state support registry.
(4) Every order requiring a parent to provide health care coverage shall be entered in compliance with *RCW 26.23.050 and be subject to direct enforcement as provided under chapter 26.18 RCW.
[ 2019 c 46 § 5033; 2018 c 150 § 105; 1994 c 230 § 17; 1989 c 416 § 4. Formerly RCW 26.26.165.]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note: The reference to RCW 26.23.050 appears to refer to the amendments made by 1989 c 416 § 8, which was vetoed by the governor.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 26 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 26.26B - Miscellaneous Parentage Act Provisions. › 26.26B.110 - Relinquishment of child for adoption—Notice to other parent.

RCW 26.26B.110
Relinquishment of child for adoption—Notice to other parent.
If a parent relinquishes or proposes to relinquish for adoption a child, the other parent shall be given notice of the adoption proceeding and have the rights provided under the provisions of chapter 26.33 RCW.
[ 1985 c 7 § 87; 1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 42 § 20. Formerly RCW 26.26.190.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 26 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 26.26B - Miscellaneous Parentage Act Provisions. › 26.26B.120 - Parenting plan—Designation of parent for other state and federal purposes.

RCW 26.26B.120
Parenting plan—Designation of parent for other state and federal purposes.
Solely for the purposes of all other state and federal statutes which require a designation or determination of custody, a parenting plan shall designate the parent with whom the child is scheduled to reside a majority of the time as the custodian of the child. However, this designation shall not affect either parent's rights and responsibilities under the parenting plan. In the absence of such a designation, the parent with whom the child is scheduled to reside the majority of the time shall be deemed to be the custodian of the child for the purposes of such federal and state statutes.
[ 1989 c 375 § 25. Formerly RCW 26.26.270.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 26 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 26.26B - Miscellaneous Parentage Act Provisions. › 26.26B.130 - Judicial proceedings for parenting and support of a child.

RCW 26.26B.130
Judicial proceedings for parenting and support of a child.
(1) After the period for rescission of an acknowledgment of parentage provided in RCW 26.26A.235 has passed, a parent executing an acknowledgment of parentage of the child named therein may commence a judicial proceeding for:
(a) Making residential provisions or a parenting plan with regard to the minor child on the same basis as provided in chapter 26.09 RCW; or
(b) Establishing a child support obligation under chapter 26.19 RCW and maintaining health care coverage under RCW 26.09.105.
(2) Pursuant to RCW 26.09.010(3), a proceeding authorized by this section shall be titled "In re the parenting and support of...."
(3) Before the period for a challenge to the acknowledgment or denial of parentage has elapsed under RCW 26.26A.240, the petitioner must specifically allege under penalty of perjury, to the best of the petitioner's knowledge, that: (a) No person other than a person who executed the acknowledgment of parentage is a parent of the child; (b) there is not currently pending a proceeding to adjudicate the parentage of the child or that another person is adjudicated the child's parent; and (c) the petitioner has provided notice of the proceeding to any other persons who have claimed parentage of the child. Should the respondent or any other person appearing in the action deny the allegations, a permanent parenting plan or residential schedule may not be entered for the child without the matter being converted to a proceeding to challenge the acknowledgment of parentage under RCW 26.26A.240 and 26.26A.445. A copy of the acknowledgment of parentage or the birth certificate issued by the state in which the child was born must be filed with the petition or response. The court may convert the matter to a proceeding to challenge the acknowledgment on its own motion.
[ 2019 c 46 § 3001.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 26 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 26.27 - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act. › 26.27.031 - Proceedings governed by other law.

RCW 26.27.031
Proceedings governed by other law.
This chapter does not govern an adoption proceeding or a proceeding pertaining to the authorization of emergency medical care for a child.
[ 2001 c 65 § 103.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 26 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 26.27 - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act. › 26.27.041 - Application to Indian tribes.

RCW 26.27.041
Application to Indian tribes.
(1) A child custody proceeding that pertains to an Indian child as defined in the federal Indian child welfare act, 25 U.S.C. Sec. 1901 et seq., is not subject to this chapter to the extent that it is governed by the federal Indian child welfare act.
(2) A court of this state shall treat a tribe as if it were a state of the United States for the purpose of applying Articles 1 and 2.
(3) A child custody determination made by a tribe under factual circumstances in substantial conformity with the jurisdictional standards of this chapter must be recognized and enforced under Article 3.
[ 2001 c 65 § 104.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 26 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 26.27 - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act. › 26.27.051 - International application of chapter.

RCW 26.27.051
International application of chapter.
(1) A court of this state shall treat a foreign country as if it were a state of the United States for the purpose of applying Articles 1 and 2.
(2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3) or (4) of this section, a child custody determination made in a foreign country under factual circumstances in substantial conformity with the jurisdictional standards of this chapter must be recognized and enforced under Article 3.
(3) A court of this state need not apply this chapter if the child custody law of a foreign country violates fundamental principles of human rights.
(4) A court of this state need not apply this chapter if the law of a foreign country holds that apostasy, or a sincerely held religious belief or practice, or homosexuality are punishable by death, and a parent or child may be at demonstrable risk of being subject to such laws. For the purposes of this subsection, "apostasy" means the abandonment or renunciation of a religious or political belief.
[ 2021 c 23 § 1; 2001 c 65 § 105.]
NOTES:
Application—2021 c 23: "This act applies to child custody proceedings or proceedings to enforce a child custody determination pending as of April 14, 2021, or commenced on or after April 14, 2021." [ 2021 c 23 § 2.]
Effective date—2021 c 23: "This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately [April 14, 2021]." [ 2021 c 23 § 3.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 26 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 26.27 - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act. › 26.27.061 - Effect of child custody determination.

RCW 26.27.061
Effect of child custody determination.
A child custody determination made by a court of this state that had jurisdiction under this chapter binds all persons who have been served in accordance with the laws of this state or notified in accordance with RCW 26.27.081 or who have submitted to the jurisdiction of the court, and who have been given an opportunity to be heard. As to those persons, the determination is conclusive as to all decided issues of law and fact except to the extent the determination is modified.
[ 2001 c 65 § 106.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 26 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 26.27 - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act. › 26.27.071 - Priority.

RCW 26.27.071
Priority.
If a question of existence or exercise of jurisdiction under this chapter is raised in a child custody proceeding, the question, upon proper motion, must be given priority on the calendar and handled expeditiously.
[ 2001 c 65 § 107.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 26 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 26.27 - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act. › 26.27.081 - Notice to persons outside state.

RCW 26.27.081
Notice to persons outside state.
(1) Notice required for the exercise of jurisdiction when a person is outside this state may be given in a manner prescribed for service of process by the law of the state in which the service is made or given in a manner reasonably calculated to give actual notice, and may be made in any of the following ways:
(a) Personal delivery outside this state in the manner prescribed for service of process within this state;
(b) By any form of mail addressed to the person to be served and requesting a receipt; or
(c) As directed by the court, including publication if other means of notification are ineffective.
(2) Proof of service outside this state may be made:
(a) By affidavit of the individual who made the service;
(b) In the manner prescribed by the law of this state or the law of the state in which the service is made; or
(c) As directed by the order under which the service is made.
If service is made by mail, proof may be a receipt signed by the addressee or other evidence of delivery to the addressee.
(3) Notice is not required for the exercise of jurisdiction with respect to a person who submits to the jurisdiction of the court.
[ 2001 c 65 § 108.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 26 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 26.27 - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act. › 26.27.091 - Appearance and limited immunity.

RCW 26.27.091
Appearance and limited immunity.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, a party to a child custody proceeding, including a modification proceeding, or a petitioner or respondent in a proceeding to enforce or register a child custody determination, is not subject to personal jurisdiction in this state for another proceeding or purpose solely by reason of having participated, or of having been physically present for the purpose of participating, in the proceeding.
(2) A person who is subject to personal jurisdiction in this state on a basis other than physical presence is not immune from service of process in this state. A party present in this state who is subject to the jurisdiction of another state is not immune from service of process allowable under the laws of that state.
(3) The immunity granted by subsection (1) of this section does not extend to civil litigation based on acts unrelated to the participation in a proceeding under this chapter committed by an individual while present in this state.
[ 2001 c 65 § 109.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 26 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 26.27 - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act. › 26.27.101 - Communication between courts.

RCW 26.27.101
Communication between courts.
(1) A court of this state may communicate with a court in another state concerning a proceeding arising under this chapter.
(2) The court may allow the parties to participate in the communication. If the parties are not able to participate in the communication, they must be given the opportunity to present facts and legal arguments before a decision on jurisdiction is made.
(3) Communication between courts on schedules, calendars, court records, and similar matters may occur without informing the parties. A record need not be made of the communication.
(4) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3) of this section, a record must be made of a communication under this section. The parties must be informed promptly of the communication and granted access to the record.
(5) For the purposes of this section, "record" means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.
[ 2001 c 65 § 110.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 26 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 26.27 - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act. › 26.27.111 - Taking testimony in another state.

RCW 26.27.111
Taking testimony in another state.
(1) In addition to other procedures available to a party, a party to a child custody proceeding may offer testimony of witnesses who are located in another state, including testimony of the parties and the child, by deposition or other means allowable in this state for testimony taken in another state. The court on its own motion may order that the testimony of a person be taken in another state and may prescribe the manner in which and the terms upon which the testimony is taken.
(2) A court of this state may permit an individual residing in another state to be deposed or to testify by telephone, audiovisual means, or other electronic means before a designated court or at another location in that state. A court of this state shall cooperate with courts of other states in designating an appropriate location for the deposition or testimony.
(3) Documentary evidence transmitted from another state to a court of this state by technological means that do not produce an original writing may not be excluded from evidence on an objection based on the means of transmission.
[ 2001 c 65 § 111.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 26 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 26.27 - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act. › 26.27.121 - Cooperation between courts—Preservation of records.

RCW 26.27.121
Cooperation between courts—Preservation of records.
(1) A court of this state may request the appropriate court of another state to:
(a) Hold an evidentiary hearing;
(b) Order a person to produce or give evidence pursuant to procedures of that state;
(c) Order that an evaluation be made with respect to the custody of a child involved in a pending proceeding;
(d) Forward to the court of this state a certified copy of the transcript of the record of the hearing, the evidence otherwise presented, and any evaluation prepared in compliance with the request; and
(e) Order a party to a child custody proceeding or any person having physical custody of the child to appear in the proceeding with or without the child.
(2) Upon request of a court of another state, a court of this state may hold a hearing or enter an order described in subsection (1) of this section.
(3) Travel and other necessary and reasonable expenses incurred under subsections (1) and (2) of this section may be assessed against the parties according to the law of this state.
(4) A court of this state shall preserve the pleadings, orders, decrees, records of hearings, evaluations, and other pertinent records with respect to a child custody proceeding until the child attains eighteen years of age. Upon appropriate request by a court or law enforcement official of another state, the court shall forward a certified copy of those records.
[ 2001 c 65 § 112.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 26 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 26.27 - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act. › 26.27.201 - Initial child custody jurisdiction.

RCW 26.27.201
Initial child custody jurisdiction.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in RCW 26.27.231, a court of this state has jurisdiction to make an initial child custody determination only if:
(a) This state is the home state of the child on the date of the commencement of the proceeding, or was the home state of the child within six months before the commencement of the proceeding and the child is absent from this state but a parent or person acting as a parent continues to live in this state;
(b) A court of another state does not have jurisdiction under (a) of this subsection, or a court of the home state of the child has declined to exercise jurisdiction on the ground that this state is the more appropriate forum under RCW 26.27.261 or 26.27.271, and:
(i) The child and the child's parents, or the child and at least one parent or a person acting as a parent, have a significant connection with this state other than mere physical presence; and
(ii) Substantial evidence is available in this state concerning the child's care, protection, training, and personal relationships;
(c) All courts having jurisdiction under (a) of this subsection have declined to exercise jurisdiction on the ground that a court of this state is the more appropriate forum to determine the custody of the child under RCW 26.27.261 or 26.27.271; or
(d) No court of any other state would have jurisdiction under the criteria specified in (a), (b), or (c) of this subsection.
(2) Subsection (1) of this section is the exclusive jurisdictional basis for making a child custody determination by a court of this state.
(3) Physical presence of, or personal jurisdiction over, a party or a child is not necessary or sufficient to make a child custody determination.
[ 2001 c 65 § 201.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 26 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 26.27 - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act. › 26.27.211 - Exclusive, continuing jurisdiction.

RCW 26.27.211
Exclusive, continuing jurisdiction.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in RCW 26.27.231, a court of this state that has made a child custody determination consistent with RCW 26.27.201 or 26.27.221 has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction over the determination until:
(a) A court of this state determines that neither the child, the child's parents, and any person acting as a parent do not have a significant connection with this state and that substantial evidence is no longer available in this state concerning the child's care, protection, training, and personal relationships; or
(b) A court of this state or a court of another state determines that the child, the child's parents, and any person acting as a parent do not presently reside in this state.
(2) A court of this state that has made a child custody determination and does not have exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under this section may modify that determination only if it has jurisdiction to make an initial determination under RCW 26.27.201.
[ 2001 c 65 § 202.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 26 - Domestic Relations › Chapter 26.27 - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act. › 26.27.221 - Jurisdiction to modify determination.

RCW 26.27.221
Jurisdiction to modify determination.
Except as otherwise provided in RCW 26.27.231, a court of this state may not modify a child custody determination made by a court of another state unless a court of this state has jurisdiction to make an initial determination under RCW 26.27.201(1) (a) or (b) and:
(1) The court of the other state determines it no longer has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under RCW 26.27.211 or that a court of this state would be a more convenient forum under RCW 26.27.261; or
(2) A court of this state or a court of the other state determines that the child, the child's parents, and any person acting as a parent do not presently reside in the other state.
[ 2001 c 65 § 203.]