16 chapters · 345 sections in this title.
RCW 13.34.010 Short title.
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This chapter shall be known as the "Juvenile Court Act in Cases Relating to Dependency of a Child and the Termination of a Parent and Child Relationship". [ 1977 ex.s. c 291 s 29.] Notes: Effective dates—Severability—1977 ex.s. c 291: See notes following RCW 13.04.005.
RCW 13.34.020 Legislative declaration of family unit as resource to be nurtured—Rights of child.
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The legislature declares that the family unit is a fundamental resource of American life which should be nurtured. Toward the continuance of this principle, the legislature declares that the family unit should remain intact unless a child's right to conditions of basic nurture, h…
RCW 13.34.025 Child dependency cases—Coordination of services—Remedial services.
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(1) The department and agencies shall develop methods for coordination of services to parents and children in child dependency cases. To the maximum extent possible under current funding levels, the department and agencies must: (a) Coordinate and integrate services to children a…
RCW 13.34.030 Definitions.
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The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Abandoned" means when the child's parent, guardian, or other custodian has expressed, either by statement or conduct, an intent to forego, for an extended period, par…