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Wash. Rev. Code § 26.11.020 (2026)

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(1) A person who is not the parent of the child may petition for visitation with the child if:
(a) The petitioner has an ongoing and substantial relationship with the child;
(b) The petitioner is a relative of the child or a parent of the child; and
(c) The child is likely to suffer harm or a substantial risk of harm if visitation is denied.
(2) A person has established an ongoing and substantial relationship with a child if the person and the child have had a relationship formed and sustained through interaction, companionship, and mutuality of interest and affection, without expectation of financial compensation, with substantial continuity for at least two years unless the child is under the age of two years, in which case there must be substantial continuity for at least half of the child's life, and with a shared expectation of and desire for an ongoing relationship.
[ 2018 c 183 s 2.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2022–2025 · leading case: In the Matter of the Petition for Visits with: A.S.A. (Wash. Ct. App. 2022).
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In the Matter of the Petition for Visits with: A.S.A. (Wash. Ct. App. 2022). “Under RCW 26.11.020(1) and .030(6), a petition for nonparent visitation must be accompanied 6 No.”
Glenna Mueller, V. Michael Johnson (Wash. Ct. App. 2024). “” RCW 26.11.020(1), .030(6). The petitioner must also file a declaration setting forth “ ‘specific facts’ ” that establish visitation is warranted.”
Christine Louise Mckee, V. Heather Birkenshaw (Wash. Ct. App. 2025). “” RCW 26.11.020(1). The petition must be accompanied by a declaration setting forth specific facts showing that visitation is warranted.”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 26.11.020(1) — 3 cases
In the Matter of the Petition for Visits with: A.S.A. (Wash. Ct. App. 2022). “Under RCW 26.11.020(1) and .030(6), a petition for nonparent visitation must be accompanied 6 No.”
Glenna Mueller, V. Michael Johnson (Wash. Ct. App. 2024). “” RCW 26.11.020(1), .030(6). The petitioner must also file a declaration setting forth “ ‘specific facts’ ” that establish visitation is warranted.”
Christine Louise Mckee, V. Heather Birkenshaw (Wash. Ct. App. 2025). “” RCW 26.11.020(1). The petition must be accompanied by a declaration setting forth specific facts showing that visitation is warranted.”
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