RCW 26.09.197

Issuance of temporary parenting plan—Criteria.

Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 121 Wash. 2d 795 - In Re the Marriage of Kovacs (1993)

Most recently applied in In re Long (July 2018)

2007 c 496 s 604; 1987 c 460 s 14.

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After considering the affidavit required by RCW 26.09.194(1) and other relevant evidence presented, the court shall make a temporary parenting plan that is in the best interest of the child. In making this determination, the court shall give particular consideration to:

(1) The relative strength, nature, and stability of the child's relationship with each parent; and

(2) Which parenting arrangements will cause the least disruption to the child's emotional stability while the action is pending.

The court shall also consider the factors used to determine residential provisions in the permanent parenting plan.

Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.