Henceforth the rights and responsibilities of the parents in the absence of misconduct shall be equal, and one parent shall be as fully entitled to the custody, control and earnings of the children as the other parent, and in case of one parent's death, the other parent shall come into full and complete control of the children and their estate.
RCW 26.16.125
Custody of children.
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case 95 Wash. 2d 760 - State v. LaCaze (1981)
Most recently applied in Estate of Toland v. Toland (September 2012)
2008 c 6 s 640; Code 1881 s 2399; 1879 p 151 s 2; RRS s 6907
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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.