RCW 74.20.065
Wrongful deprivation of custody—Legal custodian excused from support payments.
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.
[ 2002 c 199 § 4; 1983 1st ex.s. c 41 § 31.]
NOTES:
Severability—1983 1st ex.s. c 41: See note following RCW 26.09.060.
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 74.20 - Support of Dependent Children.
74.20.010 - Purpose—Legislative intent—Chapter to be liberally construed.
74.20.045 - Employment status—Self-employed individuals—Enforcement.
74.20.055 - Designated agency under federal law—Role of prosecuting attorneys.
74.20.057 - Adjudicative proceedings—Role of department.
74.20.060 - Cooperation by person having custody of child—Penalty.
74.20.065 - Wrongful deprivation of custody—Legal custodian excused from support payments.
74.20.101 - Payment of support moneys to state support registry—Notice—Effects of noncompliance.
74.20.160 - Department may disclose information to internal revenue department.
74.20.220 - Powers of department through the attorney general or prosecuting attorney.
74.20.225 - Subpoena authority—Enforcement.
74.20.300 - Department exempt from fees relating to paternity or support.
74.20.310 - Guardian ad litem in actions brought to determine parent and child relationship—Notice.
74.20.320 - Custodian to remit support moneys when department has support obligation—Noncompliance.
74.20.330 - Payment of public assistance as assignment of rights to support.
74.20.340 - Employees' case workload standards.
74.20.350 - Costs and attorneys' fees.
74.20.360 - Orders for genetic testing.
74.20.901 - Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.