RCW 26.27.491
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(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 of the child, the court shall order that the petitioner may take immediate physical custody of the child unless the respondent establishes that:
(a)The child custody determination has not been registered and confirmed under RCW 26.27.441 and that:
(i)The issuing court did not have jurisdiction under Article 2;
(ii)The child custody determination for which enforcement is sought has been vacated, stayed, or modified by a court of a state having jurisdiction to do so under Article 2; or
(iii)The respondent was entitled to notice, but notice was not given in accordance with the standards of RCW 26.27.081 , in the proceedings before the court that issued the order for which enforcement is sought; or
(b)The child custody determination for which enforcement is sought was registered and confirmed under RCW 26.27.441 but has been vacated, stayed, or modified by a court of a state having jurisdiction to do so under Article 2.
(2)The court shall award the fees, costs, and expenses authorized under RCW 26.27.511 and may grant additional relief, including a request for the assistance of law enforcement officials, and set a further hearing to determine whether additional relief is appropriate.
(3)If a party called to testify refuses to answer on the ground that the testimony may be self-incriminating, the court may draw an adverse inference from the refusal.
(4)A privilege against disclosure of communications between spouses and a defense of immunity based on the relationship of husband and wife or parent and child may not be invoked in a proceeding under this article.
[ 2001 c 65 s 310 .]