A vulnerable adult, or interested person on behalf of the vulnerable adult, may seek relief from abandonment, abuse, financial exploitation, or neglect, or the threat thereof, by filing a petition for a vulnerable adult protection order under chapter 7.105 RCW.
RCW 74.34.110
Protection of vulnerable adults—Petition for protective order.
Applied in 9 court decisions — leading case Endicott v. Saul (2008)
Most recently applied in Karanjah v. Department of Social & Health Services (July 2017)
2021 c 215 s 163; 2007 c 312 s 3; 1999 c 176 s 12; 1986 c 187 s 5.
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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.