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Wash. Rev. Code § 13.32A.180 (2026)

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(1) If the court orders a three-month out-of-home placement for the child, the court shall specify the person or agency with whom the child shall be placed, those parental powers which will be temporarily awarded to such agency or person including but not limited to the right to authorize medical, dental, and optical treatment, and parental visitation rights. Any agency or residence at which the child is placed must, at a minimum, comply with minimum standards for licensed family foster homes.
(2) No placement made pursuant to this section may be in a secure residence as defined by the federal Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974.
[ 1995 c 312 s 23; 1979 c 155 s 32.]

Notes:

Short title—1995 c 312: See note following RCW 13.32A.010.
Effective date—Severability—1979 c 155: See notes following RCW 13.04.011.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1983–1988 · leading case: In Re Eaton, 757 P.2d 961 (Wash. 1988).
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In Re Eaton, 757 P.2d 961 (Wash. 1988). · cites it 5× “RCW 13.32A.180(1). Furthermore, services are made available to the parents and child in an attempt to reunify the family throughout the placement.”
In Re Eaton, 740 P.2d 907 (Wash. Ct. App. 1987). · cites it 7× “Rather, DSHS's function is to present recommendations to the court.”
State v. Steinbach, 667 P.2d 641 (Wash. Ct. App. 1983). “190 states: "(1) Upon making a dispositional order under RCW 13.32A.180, the court shall schedule the matter on the calendar for review within three months .”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 13.32A.180(1) — 2 cases
In Re Eaton, 757 P.2d 961 (Wash. 1988). “RCW 13.32A.180(1). Furthermore, services are made available to the parents and child in an attempt to reunify the family throughout the placement.”
In Re Eaton, 740 P.2d 907 (Wash. Ct. App. 1987). “Rather, DSHS's function is to present recommendations to the court.”
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