Consistent with the paramount concern of the department to protect the child's interests of basic nurture, physical and mental health, and safety, and the requirement that the child's health and safety interests prevail over conflicting legal interests of a parent, custodian, or guardian, the liability of governmental entities, and their officers, agents, employees, and volunteers, to parents, custodians, or guardians accused of abuse or neglect is limited as provided in RCW 4.24.595.
RCW 26.44.280
Liability limited.
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Kim v. Lakeside Adult Family Home (2016)
Most recently applied in 17 Wash. App. 2d 300 - State Of Washington, V Michelle A. Desmet (April 2021)
2012 c 259 s 14.
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.