Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 26 Domestic Relations - Chapter 26.27 Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act

26.27.011 Short title
This chapter may be cited as the uniform child custody jurisdiction and enforcement act.[2001 c 65 § 101.] ...

26.27.021 Definitions
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter, unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Abandoned" means left without provision for reasonable and necessary ...

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 § ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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) ...

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 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 ...

26.27.231 Temporary emergency jurisdiction
(1) A court of this state has temporary emergency jurisdiction if the child is present in this state and the child has been abandoned or ...

26.27.241 Notice -- Opportunity to be heard -- Joinder
(1) Before a child custody determination is made under this chapter, notice and an opportunity to be heard in accordance with the standards of RCW ...

26.27.251 Simultaneous proceedings
(1) Except as otherwise provided in RCW 26.27.231, a court of this state may not exercise its jurisdiction under this article if, at the time ...

26.27.261 Inconvenient forum
(1) A court of this state which has jurisdiction under this chapter to make a child custody determination may decline to exercise its jurisdiction at ...

26.27.271 Jurisdiction declined by reason of conduct
(1) Except as otherwise provided in RCW 26.27.231 or by other law of this state, if a court of this state has jurisdiction under this ...

26.27.281 Information to be submitted to court
(1) Subject to laws providing for the confidentiality of procedures, addresses, and other identifying information, in a child custody proceeding, each party, in its first ...

26.27.291 Appearance of parties and child
(1) In a child custody proceeding in this state, the court may order a party to the proceeding who is in this state to appear ...

26.27.401 Definitions
The definitions in this section apply throughout this article, unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Petitioner" means a person who seeks enforcement of an ...

26.27.411 Enforcement under Hague Convention
Under this article a court of this state may enforce an order for the return of the child made under the Hague Convention on the ...

26.27.421 Duty to enforce
(1) A court of this state shall recognize and enforce a child custody determination of a court of another state if the latter court exercised ...

26.27.431 Temporary visitation
(1) A court of this state that does not have jurisdiction to modify a child custody determination may issue a temporary order enforcing: (a) A ...

26.27.441 Registration of child custody determination
(1) A child custody determination issued by a court of another state may be registered in this state, with or without a simultaneous request for ...

26.27.451 Enforcement of registered determination
(1) A court of this state may grant any relief normally available under the law of this state to enforce a registered child custody determination ...

26.27.461 Simultaneous proceedings
If a proceeding for enforcement under this article is commenced in a court of this state and the court determines that a proceeding to modify ...

26.27.471 Expedited enforcement of child custody determination
(1) A petition under this article must be verified. Certified copies of all orders sought to be enforced and of any order confirming registration must ...

26.27.481 Service of petition and order
Except as otherwise provided in RCW 26.27.501, the petition and order must be served, by any method authorized by the law of this state, upon ...

26.27.491 Hearing and order
(1) Unless the court issues a temporary emergency order pursuant to RCW 26.27.231, upon a finding that a petitioner is entitled to immediate physical custody ...

26.27.501 Authorization to take physical custody of child
An order under this chapter directing law enforcement to obtain physical custody of the child from the other parent or a third party holding the ...

26.27.511 Costs, fees, and expenses
(1) The court shall award the prevailing party, including a state, necessary and reasonable expenses incurred by or on behalf of the party, including costs, ...

26.27.521 Recognition and enforcement
A court of this state shall accord full faith and credit to an order issued by another state and consistent with this chapter that enforces ...

26.27.531 Appeals
An appeal may be taken from a final order in a proceeding under this article in accordance with expedited appellate procedures in other civil cases ...

26.27.541 Role of prosecutor or attorney general
(1) In a case arising under this chapter or involving the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, the prosecutor or attorney ...

26.27.551 Role of law enforcement
At the request of a prosecutor or attorney general acting under RCW 26.27.541, a law enforcement officer may take any lawful action reasonably necessary to ...

26.27.561 Costs and expenses
If the respondent is not the prevailing party, the court may assess against the respondent all direct expenses and costs incurred by the prosecutor or ...

26.27.901 Application -- Construction
In applying and construing this chapter, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter ...

26.27.911 Severability -- 2001 c 65
If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application ...

26.27.921 Transitional provision
A motion or other request for relief made in a child custody proceeding or to enforce a child custody determination that was commenced before July ...

26.27.931 Captions, article designations, and article headings not law
Captions, article designations, and article headings used in this chapter are not any part of the law.[2001 c 65 § 405.] ...