In any action to enforce a support or maintenance order under this chapter, the prevailing party is entitled to a recovery of costs, including an award for reasonable attorney fees. An obligor may not be considered a prevailing party under this section unless the obligee has acted in bad faith in connection with the proceeding in question.
RCW 26.18.160
Costs.
Applied in 36 court decisions — leading case 52 Wash. App. 265 - In Re the Marriage of Hunter (1988)
Most recently applied in Bell v. Heflin (November 2016)
1993 c 426 s 13; 1984 c 260 s 25.
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