A court may not restrict the right of a parent to relocate the child when the sole objection to the relocation is from a third party, unless that third party is entitled to residential time or visitation under a court order and has served as the primary residential care provider to the child for a substantial period of time during the thirty-six consecutive months preceding the intended relocation.
RCW 26.09.540
Objections by nonparents.
Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case In Re Custody of Osborne (2003)
Most recently applied in 132 Wash. App. 70 - In re the Marriage of Momb (March 2006)
2000 c 21 s 16.
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Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.