Upon the filing of a petition for an order for the commitment of a child to custody, a hearing upon such petition shall be held in open court, and, if the court finds that the petition should be granted, the court shall issue an order for the commitment of the child to custody as petitioned and not otherwise. Written consent of the co-custodians other than the state must be filed with the court before such order for commitment may be issued.
RCW 26.40.050
Petition by parent for order of commitment—Hearing—Written consent of co-custodians required.
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Mendoza v. City of Vancouver (2017)
Most recently applied in Mendoza v. City of Vancouver (August 2017)
1955 c 272 s 5.
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.