Revised Code of Washington
Wash. Rev. Code § 74.14A.010 (2026)
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The legislature reaffirms its declarations under RCW 13.34.020 that the family unit is the fundamental resource of American life which should be nurtured and that the family unit should remain intact in the absence of compelling evidence to the contrary. The legislature declares that the goal of serving emotionally disturbed and mentally ill children, potentially dependent children, and families-in-conflict in their own homes to avoid out-of-home placement of the child, when that form of care is premature, unnecessary, or inappropriate, is a high priority of this state.
[ 1983 c 192 s 1.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 1998–2007 · leading case: In Re Dependency of Schermer, 169 P.3d 452 (Wash. 2007).
In Re Dependency of Schermer, 169 P.3d 452 (Wash. 2007). “" RCW 74.14A.010. Accordingly, the legislature directed DSHS to develop social services which "[s]erve children and families in their own homes thus preventing unnecessary out-of-home placement or institutionalization.”
McKinney v. State, 134 Wash. 2d 388 (Wash. 1998). “020, RCW 74.14A.010 and RCW 74.15.010(2). Recent legislation reiterates preservation of the family and reunification of a dependent child with his or her parents are goals for dependent children, where feasible.”
McKinney v. State, 950 P.2d 461 (Wash. 1998). “020, RCW 74.14A.010 and RCW 74.15.010(2). Recent legislation reiterates preservation of the family and reunification of a dependent child with his or her parents are goals for dependent children, where feasible.”
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