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11.130.185 Basis for appointment of guardian for minor.

WA Rev Code § 11.130.185 (2019) (N/A)
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RCW 11.130.185 Basis for appointment of guardian for minor. (Effective January 1, 2021.)

(1) A person becomes a guardian for a minor only on appointment by the court.

(2) The court may appoint a guardian for a minor who does not have a guardian if the court finds the appointment is in the minor's best interest and:

(a) Each parent of the minor, after being fully informed of the nature and consequences of guardianship, consents;

(b) All parental rights have been terminated; or

(c) There is clear and convincing evidence that no parent of the minor is willing or able to exercise the powers the court is granting the guardian.

[ 2019 c 437 § 201.]

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