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RCW 26.27.401

RCW 26.27.401 - Definitions (2026)

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RCW 26.27.401 Definitions. The definitions in this section apply throughout this article, unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Petitioner" means a person who seeks enforcement of an order for return of a child under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction or enforcement of a child custody determination. (2) "Respondent" means a person against whom a proceeding has been commenced for enforcement of an order for return of a child under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction or enforcement of a child custody determination. [ 2001 c 65 s 301.]