Revised Code of Washington

Wash. Rev. Code § 26.12.060 (2026)

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The court commissioners shall: (1) Make appropriate referrals to county family court services program if the county has a family court services program or appoint a guardian ad litem pursuant to RCW 26.12.175; (2) order investigation and reporting of the facts upon which to base warrants, subpoenas, orders or directions in actions or proceedings under this chapter; (3) exercise all the powers and perform all the duties of court commissioners; (4) make written reports of all proceedings had which shall become a part of the record of the family court; (5) provide supervision over the exercise of its jurisdiction as the judge of the family court may order; (6) cause the orders and findings of the family court to be entered in the same manner as orders and findings are entered in cases in the superior court; (7) cause other reports to be made and records kept as will indicate the value and extent of reconciliation, mediation, investigation, and treatment services; and (8) conduct hearings under Title 13 and chapter 28A.225 RCW, as provided in RCW 13.04.021.

[ 1999 c 397 s 7; 1993 c 289 s 3; 1991 c 367 s 12; 1988 c 232 s 4; 1949 c 50 s 6; Rem. Supp. 1949 s 997-35.]

Notes:

Severability—Effective date—Captions not law—1991 c 367: See notes following RCW 26.09.015.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1983–2023 · leading case: Robertson v. Robertson, 54 P.3d 708 (Wash. Ct. App. 2002).

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Robertson v. Robertson, 54 P.3d 708 (Wash. Ct. App. 2002). “Any party in interest may have such revision upon demand made by written motion, filed with the clerk of the superior court, within ten days after the entry of any order or judgment of the court commissioner.”

Ordell v. Gaddis, 662 P.2d 49 (Wash. 1983). “RCW 26.12.060. The trial court made a finding of fact, to which no error is assigned, that the family law commissioner "does not claim nor act on the basis of having the full spectrum of powers vested in constitutional court commissioners described in Art.”

Custody Of A.n.d.m. (Wash. Ct. App. 2023). “RCW 26.12.060. And juvenile court commissioners shall have the power, authority, and jurisdiction, concurrent with a juvenile court judge, to hear all cases under this chapter and to enter judgment and make orders with the same power, force, and effect as any judge of the…”

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