If the legal custodian has been wrongfully deprived of physical custody, the department is authorized to excuse the custodian from support payments for a child or children receiving or on whose behalf public assistance was provided under chapter 74.12 RCW, or for a child or children on behalf of whom the department is providing nonassistance support enforcement services.
RCW 74.20.065
Wrongful deprivation of custody—Legal custodian excused from support payments.
2002 c 199 s 4; 1983 1st ex.s. c 41 s 31.
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.