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Code · Washington · Title 26 — Domestic Relations · Chapter 26.38

RCW 26.38.100

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This section, RCW 26.38.110 , 26.38.120 , and 26.38.130 do not apply to a transfer of custody of a child by a parent or guardian of the child to:
(1)A parent of the child;
(2)A stepparent of the child;
(3)An adult who is related to the child by blood or by law;
(4)An adult who, at the time of the transfer, had a close relationship with the child or the parent or guardian of the child for a substantial period, and whom the parent or guardian reasonably believes, at the time of the transfer, to be a fit custodian of the child;
(5)An Indian custodian, as defined in the Indian child welfare act of 1978, 25 U.S.C. Sec. 1903, as amended, of the child;
(6)A member of the child's customary family unit recognized by the child's Indian tribe under chapter 13.38 RCW; or
(7)A delegation by a parent pursuant to RCW 11.130.145 .
[ 2022 c 88 s 201 .]
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