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Wash. Rev. Code § 26.09.450 (2026)

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(1) When the intended relocation of the child is within the school district in which the child currently resides the majority of the time, the person intending to relocate the child, in lieu of notice prescribed in RCW 26.09.440, may provide actual notice by any reasonable means to every other person entitled to residential time or visitation with the child under a court order.
(2) A person who is entitled to residential time or visitation with the child under a court order may not object to the intended relocation of the child within the school district in which the child currently resides the majority of the time, but he or she retains the right to move for modification under RCW 26.09.260.
[ 2000 c 21 s 7.]

Notes:

Intent—Captions not law—2000 c 21: See notes following RCW 26.09.405.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2014–2025 · leading case: In re the Marriage of Raskob, 183 Wash. App. 503 (Wash. Ct. App. 2014).
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In re the Marriage of Raskob, 183 Wash. App. 503 (Wash. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 2× “RCW 26.09.450. See DeHeer v. Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 60 Wn.”
In Re: Gretchen Ruff (fka Gretchen Worthley) v. William Worthley, 393 P.3d 859 (Wash. Ct. App. 2017). “Third, RCW 26.09.450 would not apply so there would be no notice requirement.”
In Re The Marriage Of: Nanako Tsujimoto Raskob, App v. Josh Ian Raskob, Resp (Wash. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 2× “24 RCW 26.09.450. 10 No. 70566-1-1/11 from requiring more notice.”
In Re: David Ryan Bender, V. Maira Joie Bender (Wash. Ct. App. 2021). “440 (form and content of notice); see also RCW 26.09.450 (if relocation is within the same school district, party intending to relocate may provide actual notice).”
Adam L. Staten, V. Jessica L. Bartunek (Wash. Ct. App. 2025). “And RCW 26.09.450 allows actual notice in place of notice under the statute and prohibits objections to a relocation if the relocation is within the same school district.”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 26.09.450(1) — 2 cases
In re the Marriage of Raskob, 183 Wash. App. 503 (Wash. Ct. App. 2014). “RCW 26.09.450. See DeHeer v. Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 60 Wn.”
In Re The Marriage Of: Nanako Tsujimoto Raskob, App v. Josh Ian Raskob, Resp (Wash. Ct. App. 2014). “24 RCW 26.09.450. 10 No. 70566-1-1/11 from requiring more notice.”
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