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RCW Sections

• 13.34.010  Short title.
• 13.34.020  Legislative declaration of family unit as resource to be nurtured -- Rights of child.
• 13.34.025  Child dependency cases -- Coordination of services.
• 13.34.030  Definitions.
• 13.34.040  Petition to court to deal with dependent child -- Application of Indian child welfare act.
• 13.34.050  Court order to take child into custody, when -- Hearing.
• 13.34.055  Custody by law enforcement officer -- Release from liability.
• 13.34.060  Shelter care -- Placement -- Notice of custody and rights to be given to parties.
• 13.34.062  Shelter care -- Notice of custody and rights -- Shelter care order.
• 13.34.065  Shelter care -- Recommendation as to further need -- Release.
• 13.34.067  Shelter care -- Case conference -- Service agreement.
• 13.34.070  Summons when petition filed -- Service procedure -- Hearing, when -- Contempt upon failure to appear -- Required notice regarding Indian children.
• 13.34.080  Summons when petition filed -- Publication of notice.
• 13.34.090  Rights under chapter proceedings.
• 13.34.092  Rights under chapter proceedings -- Appointment of counsel -- Notice.
• 13.34.094  Description of services provided to parents.
• 13.34.100  Appointment of guardian ad litem -- Background information -- Rights -- Appointment of counsel for child -- Review.
• 13.34.102  Guardian ad litem -- Training -- Registry -- Selection -- Substitution -- Exception.
• 13.34.105  Guardian ad litem -- Duties -- Immunity -- Access to information.
• 13.34.107  Guardian ad litem -- Ex parte communications -- Removal.
• 13.34.108  Guardian ad litem -- Fees.
• 13.34.110  Hearings -- Fact-finding and disposition -- Time and place, notice.
• 13.34.115  Hearings -- Public excluded when in the best interests of the child--Notes and records -- Video recordings.
• 13.34.120  Social study and reports made available at disposition hearing -- Contents -- Notice to parents.
• 13.34.125  Voluntary adoption plan -- Consideration of preferences for proposed placement.
• 13.34.130  Order of disposition for a dependent child, alternatives -- Petition seeking termination of parent-child relationship -- Contact with siblings -- Placement with relatives.
• 13.34.132  Petition seeking termination of parent-child relationship -- Requirements.
• 13.34.134  Permanent placement of child.
• 13.34.136  Permanency plan of care.
• 13.34.138  Review hearings -- Findings -- Housing assistance.
• 13.34.142  Current placement episode -- Calculation.
• 13.34.145  Permanency plan required -- Permanency planning hearing -- Time limits -- Review hearing -- Petition for termination of parental rights -- Guardianship petition -- Agency responsibility to provide services to parents--Due process rights.
• 13.34.150  Modification of orders.
• 13.34.155  Concurrent jurisdiction over nonparental actions for child custody.
• 13.34.160  Order of support for dependent child.
• 13.34.161  Order of support for dependent child -- Noncompliance -- Enforcement of judgment.
• 13.34.165  Civil contempt -- Grounds -- Motion -- Penalty -- Detention review hearing.
• 13.34.174  Order of alcohol or substance abuse diagnostic investigation and evaluation -- Treatment plan -- Breach of plan -- Reports.
• 13.34.176  Violation of alcohol or substance abuse treatment conditions -- Hearing -- Notice -- Modification of order.
• 13.34.180  Order terminating parent and child relationship -- Petition -- Filing -- Allegations.
• 13.34.190  Order terminating parent and child relationship -- Findings.
• 13.34.200  Order terminating parent and child relationship -- Rights of parties when granted.
• 13.34.210  Order terminating parent and child relationship -- Custody where no one has parental rights.
• 13.34.230  Guardianship for dependent child -- Petition for -- Notice to, intervention by, department.
• 13.34.231  Guardianship for dependent child -- Hearing -- Rights of parties -- Rules of evidence -- Guardianship established, when.
• 13.34.232  Guardianship for dependent child -- Order, contents -- Rights and duties of dependency guardian.
• 13.34.233  Guardianship for dependent child -- Modification or termination of order -- Hearing -- Termination of guardianship.
• 13.34.234  Guardianship for dependent child -- Dependency guardian may receive foster care payments.
• 13.34.235  Guardianship for dependent child -- Review hearing requirements not applicable -- Exception.
• 13.34.236  Guardianship for dependent child -- Qualifications for dependency guardian -- Consideration of preferences of parent.
• 13.34.240  Acts, records, and proceedings of Indian tribe or band given full faith and credit.
• 13.34.245  Voluntary consent to foster care placement for Indian child -- Validation -- Withdrawal of consent -- Termination.
• 13.34.250  Preference characteristics when placing Indian child in foster care home.
• 13.34.260  Foster home placement -- Parental preferences -- Foster parent contact with birth parents encouraged.
• 13.34.270  Child with developmental disability -- Out-of-home placement -- Permanency planning hearing.
• 13.34.300  Relevance of failure to cause juvenile to attend school to neglect petition.
• 13.34.315  Health care -- Evaluation and treatment.
• 13.34.320  Inpatient mental health treatment -- When parental consent required -- Hearing.
• 13.34.330  Inpatient mental health treatment -- Placement.
• 13.34.340  Release of records -- Disclosure to treating physician.
• 13.34.350  Dependent children -- Information sharing -- Guidelines.
• 13.34.360  Transfer of newborn to qualified person -- Criminal liability -- Notification to child protective services -- Definitions.
• 13.34.370  Evaluation of parties -- Selection of evaluators.
• 13.34.380  Visitation policies and protocols -- Development -- Elements.
• 13.34.390  Comprehensive services for drug-affected and alcohol-affected mothers and infants.
• 13.34.800  Drug-affected and alcohol-affected infants -- Model project.
• 13.34.801  Rules -- Definition of "drug-affected infant."
• 13.34.802  Rules -- Definition of "alcohol-affected infant."
• 13.34.803  Drug-affected and alcohol-affected infants -- Comprehensive plan -- Report.
• 13.34.805  Drug-affected infants -- Study.
• 13.34.8051  Drug-affected infants -- Study -- Alcohol-affected infants to be included.
• 13.34.810  Implementation of chapter 314, Laws of 1998.

Notes:

Family preservation services: Chapter 74.14C RCW. Foster placement prevention: Chapter 74.14C RCW. Implementation of chapters 13.32A and 13.34 RCW: RCW 74.13.036. Information about rights: RCW 26.44.100 through 26.44.120. Juvenile may be both dependent and an offender: RCW 13.04.300. Out-of-home care -- Social study required: RCW 74.13.065. Out-of-home placement: RCW 13.32A.140 through 13.32A.190. Procedures for families in conflict, interstate compact to apply, when: RCW 13.32A.110. Therapeutic family home program for youth in custody under chapter 13.34 RCW: RCW 74.13.170. Transitional living programs for youth in the process of being emancipated: RCW 74.13.037.