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Wash. Rev. Code § 13.34.200 (2026)

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(1) Upon the termination of parental rights pursuant to RCW 13.34.180, all rights, powers, privileges, immunities, duties, and obligations, including any rights to custody, control, visitation, or support existing between the child and parent shall be severed and terminated and the parent shall have no standing to appear at any further legal proceedings concerning the child, except as provided in RCW 13.34.215: PROVIDED, That any support obligation existing prior to the effective date of the order terminating parental rights shall not be severed or terminated. The rights of one parent may be terminated without affecting the rights of the other parent and the order shall so state.
(2) An order terminating the parent and child relationship shall not disentitle a child to any benefit due the child from any third person, agency, state, or the United States, nor shall any action under this chapter be deemed to affect any rights and benefits that an Indian child derives from the child's descent from a member of a federally recognized Indian tribe.
(3) An order terminating the parent-child relationship shall include a statement addressing the status of the child's sibling relationships and the nature and extent of sibling placement, contact, or visits.
[ 2007 c 413 s 2; 2003 c 227 s 7; 2000 c 122 s 27; 1977 ex.s. c 291 s 48.]

Notes:

Severability—2007 c 413: See note following RCW 13.34.215.
Intent—2003 c 227: See note following RCW 13.34.130.
Effective dates—Severability—1977 ex.s. c 291: See notes following RCW 13.04.005.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 36 cases (10 in the last 5 years), 1980–2026 · leading case: In re the Welfare of A.G., 155 Wash. App. 578 (Wash. Ct. App. 2010).
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In re the Welfare of A.G., 155 Wash. App. 578 (Wash. Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 4× “130(3) sets out the required consideration for sibling contact in the dependency context: “[i]f the court has ordered a child removed from his or her home pursuant to subsection (l)(b) of this section, the court shall consider whether it is in a child’s best interest to be…”
In Re The Dependency Of: J.d.p. & J.d.p., 487 P.3d 960 (Wash. Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 11× “” The court limited the evidence about sibling relationships to RCW 13.34.200(3). The termination trial was held over nine days in June and July 2019.”
Lucas v. Dep't of Soc. & Health Servs., 870 P.2d 1037 (Wash. Ct. App. 1994). · cites it 5× “Under the express language of RCW 13.34.200, termination of parental rights deprives a *717 parent of standing to appear in all legal proceedings concerning his or her child.”
In Re the Welfare of Sumey, 621 P.2d 108 (Wash. 1980). · cites it 2× “RCW 13.34.200. Under RCW 13.32, the basis for the limited degree of State infringement upon parental rights is the existence of "a conflict between the parent and child that cannot be remedied by counseling, crisis intervention, or continued placement in the parental home.”
Avery v. Dep't of Soc. & Health Servs., 150 Wash. 2d 409 (Wash. 2003). · cites it 2× “RCW 13.34.200 deprives a parent, whose parental rights have been terminated, of standing in all future legal proceedings concerning the child: “Upon the termination of parental rights [,] .”
In Re Adoption of BT, 78 P.3d 634 (Wash. 2003). · cites it 2× “[2] RCW 13.34.200 deprives a parent, whose parental rights have been terminated, of standing in all future legal proceedings concerning the child: "Upon the termination of parental rights[,] .”
Dep't of Soc. & Health Servs. v. T.P., 182 Wash. 2d 689 (Wash. 2015). “RCW 13.34.200(1). ¶33 T.P. asserts that the new statute significantly curtails the opportunities available to modify and terminate a guardianship order, which in turn creates a greater impact on the private interest at stake and should result in a higher burden.”
King v. King, 174 P.3d 659 (Wash. 2007). “The parent is allowed no opportunity to make decisions regarding the child's upbringing.”
Burrell v. Dep't of Soc. & Health Servs., 976 P.2d 113 (Wash. 1999). “See RCW 13.34.200(1) (extinguishing a parent’s standing to appear in any legal proceeding concerning the child after termination of parental rights).”
In re the Marriage of King, 162 Wash. 2d 378 (Wash. 2007). “RCW 13.34.200(1). A termination order leaves the parent without the right to talk with or meet the child, or to participate in or be informed about the child’s development.”
In Re Dependency of KSC, 976 P.2d 113 (Wash. 1999). “See RCW 13.34.200(1) (extinguishing a parent's standing to appear in any legal proceeding concerning the child after termination of parental rights).”
In Re Welfare of Ag, 229 P.3d 935 (Wash. Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 4× “130(3) sets out the required consideration for sibling contact in the dependency context, "[i]f the court has ordered a child removed from his or her home pursuant to subsection (1)(b) of this section, the court shall consider whether it is in a child's best interest to be…”
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— Wash. Rev. Code § 13.34.200(1) — 14 cases
Dep't of Soc. & Health Servs. v. T.P., 182 Wash. 2d 689 (Wash. 2015). “RCW 13.34.200(1). ¶33 T.P. asserts that the new statute significantly curtails the opportunities available to modify and terminate a guardianship order, which in turn creates a greater impact on the private interest at stake and should result in a higher burden.”
Burrell v. Dep't of Soc. & Health Servs., 976 P.2d 113 (Wash. 1999). “See RCW 13.34.200(1) (extinguishing a parent’s standing to appear in any legal proceeding concerning the child after termination of parental rights).”
In re the Marriage of King, 162 Wash. 2d 378 (Wash. 2007). “RCW 13.34.200(1). A termination order leaves the parent without the right to talk with or meet the child, or to participate in or be informed about the child’s development.”
In Re Dependency of KSC, 976 P.2d 113 (Wash. 1999). “See RCW 13.34.200(1) (extinguishing a parent's standing to appear in any legal proceeding concerning the child after termination of parental rights).”
In Re Custody of RRB, 31 P.3d 1212 (Wash. Ct. App. 2001).
— Wash. Rev. Code § 13.34.200(2) — 2 cases
Hauswirth v. Dep't of Soc. & Health Servs., 913 P.2d 844 (Wash. Ct. App. 1996).
T.B. & K.B. v. S.G. & Dep't Of Soc. & Health Servs. (Wash. Ct. App. 2021).
— Wash. Rev. Code § 13.34.200(3) — 16 cases
In re the Welfare of A.G., 155 Wash. App. 578 (Wash. Ct. App. 2010). “130(3) sets out the required consideration for sibling contact in the dependency context: “[i]f the court has ordered a child removed from his or her home pursuant to subsection (l)(b) of this section, the court shall consider whether it is in a child’s best interest to be…”
In Re The Dependency Of: J.d.p. & J.d.p., 487 P.3d 960 (Wash. Ct. App. 2021). “” The court limited the evidence about sibling relationships to RCW 13.34.200(3). The termination trial was held over nine days in June and July 2019.”
In Re Welfare of Ag, 229 P.3d 935 (Wash. Ct. App. 2010). “130(3) sets out the required consideration for sibling contact in the dependency context, "[i]f the court has ordered a child removed from his or her home pursuant to subsection (1)(b) of this section, the court shall consider whether it is in a child's best interest to be…”
In the Matter of the Parental Rights to: C.C.C. (Wash. Ct. App. 2024).
In Re The Dependency Of A.a. (Wash. Ct. App. 2022).
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