Revised Code of Washington
Wash. Rev. Code § 13.38.090 (2026)
Right to intervene
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The Indian child, the Indian child's tribe or tribes, and the Indian custodian have the right to intervene at any point in any child custody proceeding involving the Indian child.
[ 2011 c 309 s 9.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 2015–2017 · leading case: In re the Parental Rights to K.J.B., 188 Wash. App. 263 (Wash. Ct. App. 2015).
In re the Parental Rights to K.J.B., 188 Wash. App. 263 (Wash. Ct. App. 2015). “§ 1911 (c); see also RCW 13.38.090. The statute defines “Indian child” as “any unmarried person who is under age eighteen and is either (a) a member of an Indian tribe or (b) is eligible for membership in an Indian tribe and is the biological child of a member of an Indian tribe.”
In re the Parental Rights to: T.T. (Wash. Ct. App. 2017). “§ 191 l(c); see also RCW 13.38.090, .040(3)(b). An "Indian child" is "any unmarried person who is under age eighteen and is either (a) a member of an Indian tribe or (b) is eligible for membership in an Indian tribe and is the biological child of a member of an Indian tribe.”
In re the Termination of: K.J.B. (Wash. Ct. App. 2015). “§ 1911 (c); see also RCW 13.38.090. The statute defines "Indian child" as "any unmarried person who is under age eighteen and is either (a) a member of an Indian tribe or (b) is eligible for membership in an Indian tribe and is the biological child ofa member of an Indian tribe.”
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