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Wash. Rev. Code § 13.36.060 (2026)

Guardianship modification—Attorneys' fees, court costs

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(1) A guardian or a parent of the child may petition the court to modify the visitation provisions of a guardianship order by:
(a) Filing with the court a motion for modification and an affidavit setting forth facts supporting the requested modification; and
(b) Providing notice and a copy of the motion and affidavit to all other parties. The nonmoving parties may file and serve opposing affidavits.
(2) The court shall deny the motion unless it finds that adequate cause for hearing the motion is established by the affidavits, in which case it shall set a date for hearing on an order to show cause why the requested modification should not be granted.
(3) If the court finds that a motion to modify a guardianship order has been brought in bad faith, the court may assess attorneys' fees and court costs of the nonmoving party against the moving party.
[ 2010 c 272 s 6.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2015–2024 · leading case: Dep't of Soc. & Health Servs. v. T.P., 182 Wash. 2d 689 (Wash. 2015).
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Dep't of Soc. & Health Servs. v. T.P., 182 Wash. 2d 689 (Wash. 2015). · cites it 4× “RCW 13.36.060. In contrast, when a parent’s rights are terminated, it results in “all rights, powers, privileges, immunities, duties, and obligations, including any rights to custody, control, visitation, or support existing between the child and parent” being severed and…”
In Re The Dependency Of: N.B.G., 551 P.3d 1045 (Wash. Ct. App. 2024). “See RCW 13.36.060; RCW 13.36.070(1). On the other hand, the statute requires the court to consider whether a guardianship is available “as a permanent option.”
In re Welfare of A.W. (Wash. 2015). · cites it 3× “RCW 13.36.060. In contrast, when a parent's rights are terminated, it results in "all rights, powers, privileges, immunities, duties, and obligations, including any rights to custody, control, visitation, or support existing between the child and parent" being severed and…”
Dependency Of: B.b.b. (Wash. Ct. App. 2023). “However, the substantive language of the slightly differently numbered statutes is all but identical despite the three decades separating them, with the only changes being from “[n]o child may be detained for longer than thirty days” in former RCW 13.”
In Re The Dependency Of: N.b.g. (Wash. Ct. App. 2024). “See RCW 13.36.060; RCW 13.36.070(1). On the other hand, the statute requires the court to consider whether a guardianship is available “as a permanent option.”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 13.36.060(1)(a) — 1 case
Dep't of Soc. & Health Servs. v. T.P., 182 Wash. 2d 689 (Wash. 2015). “RCW 13.36.060. In contrast, when a parent’s rights are terminated, it results in “all rights, powers, privileges, immunities, duties, and obligations, including any rights to custody, control, visitation, or support existing between the child and parent” being severed and…”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 13.36.060(10) — 1 case
Dependency Of: B.b.b. (Wash. Ct. App. 2023). “However, the substantive language of the slightly differently numbered statutes is all but identical despite the three decades separating them, with the only changes being from “[n]o child may be detained for longer than thirty days” in former RCW 13.”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 13.36.060(2) — 2 cases
Dep't of Soc. & Health Servs. v. T.P., 182 Wash. 2d 689 (Wash. 2015). “RCW 13.36.060. In contrast, when a parent’s rights are terminated, it results in “all rights, powers, privileges, immunities, duties, and obligations, including any rights to custody, control, visitation, or support existing between the child and parent” being severed and…”
In re Welfare of A.W. (Wash. 2015). “RCW 13.36.060. In contrast, when a parent's rights are terminated, it results in "all rights, powers, privileges, immunities, duties, and obligations, including any rights to custody, control, visitation, or support existing between the child and parent" being severed and…”
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