RCW 74.20A.920
Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.
For the purposes of this chapter, the terms spouse, marriage, marital, husband, wife, widow, widower, next of kin, and family shall be interpreted as applying equally to state registered domestic partnerships or individuals in state registered domestic partnerships as well as to marital relationships and married persons, and references to dissolution of marriage shall apply equally to state registered domestic partnerships that have been terminated, dissolved, or invalidated, to the extent that such interpretation does not conflict with federal law. Where necessary to implement chapter 521, Laws of 2009, gender-specific terms such as husband and wife used in any statute, rule, or other law shall be construed to be gender neutral, and applicable to individuals in state registered domestic partnerships.
[ 2009 c 521 § 180.]
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 74.20A - Support of Dependent Children—Alternative Method—1971 Act.
74.20A.010 - Purpose—Remedies additional.
74.20A.030 - Department subrogated to rights for support—Enforcement actions—Certain parents exempt.
74.20A.035 - Augmentation of paternity establishment services.
74.20A.040 - Notice of support debt—Service or mailing—Contents—Action on, when.
74.20A.057 - Jurisdiction over responsible parent.
74.20A.060 - Assertion of lien—Effect.
74.20A.095 - Support enforcement services—Action against earnings within state—Notice.
74.20A.100 - Civil liability upon failure to comply with order or lien—Collection.
74.20A.110 - Release of excess to debtor.
74.20A.140 - Action for foreclosure of support lien—Satisfaction.
74.20A.150 - Satisfaction of lien after foreclosure proceedings instituted—Redemption.
74.20A.160 - Secretary may set debt payment schedule, release funds in certain hardship cases.
74.20A.170 - Secretary may release lien or order or return seized property—Effect.
74.20A.180 - Secretary may make demand, file and serve liens, when payments appear in jeopardy.
74.20A.200 - Judicial relief after administrative remedies exhausted.
74.20A.230 - Employee debtor rights protected—Remedies.
74.20A.240 - Assignment of earnings to be honored—Effect—Income withholding forms—Processing fee.
74.20A.250 - Secretary empowered to act as attorney, endorse drafts.
74.20A.275 - Support payments in possession of third parties—Collection.
74.20A.280 - Department to respect privacy of recipients.
74.20A.290 - Applicant for adjudicative proceeding must advise department of current address.
74.20A.300 - Medical support—Health care coverage required.
74.20A.310 - Federal and state cooperation—Rules—Construction.
74.20A.322 - License suspension—Adjudicative proceeding.
74.20A.324 - License suspension—Certification of noncompliance.
74.20A.326 - License suspension—Payment schedule arrangements.
74.20A.328 - License suspension—Rules.
74.20A.350 - Noncompliance—Notice—Fines—License suspension—Hearings—Rules.
74.20A.360 - Records access—Confidentiality—Nonliability—Penalty for noncompliance.
74.20A.370 - Financial institution data matches.
74.20A.900 - Severability—Alternative when method of notification held invalid.
74.20A.920 - Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.