Wash. Rev. Code § 13.34.090 : — JUVENILE COURTS AND JUVENILE OFFENDERSJuvenile court act-Dependency and termination of parent-child relationship — [Effective 7/1/2023] Rights under chapter proceedings

(1) Any party has a right to be represented by an attorney in all proceedings under this chapter, to introduce evidence, to be heard in his or her own behalf, to examine witnesses, to receive a decision based solely on the evidence adduced at the hearing, and to an unbiased fact finder.
(2) At all stages of a proceeding in which a child is alleged to be dependent, the child's parent, guardian, or legal custodian has the right to be represented by counsel, and if indigent, to have counsel appointed for him or her by the court. Unless waived in court, counsel shall be provided to the child's parent, guardian, or legal custodian, if such person (a) has appeared in the proceeding or requested the court to appoint counsel and (b) is financially unable to obtain counsel because of indigency.
(3) At all stages of a proceeding in which a child is alleged to be dependent, the child has the right to be represented by counsel. Counsel shall be provided at public expense subject to the phase-in schedule as provided in section 6 of this act.
(4) If a party to an action under this chapter is represented by counsel, no order shall be provided to that party for his or her signature without prior notice and provision of the order to counsel.
(5) Copies of department records to which the child and the child's parents have legal access pursuant to chapter 13.50 RCW shall be given to the child or child's counsel, and the parents, guardian, legal custodian, or his or her legal counsel, prior to any shelter care hearing and within 15 days after the department receives a written request for such records from the child or child's counsel, and the parents, guardian, legal custodian, or his or her legal counsel. These records shall be provided to the child's parents, guardian, legal custodian, or legal counsel a reasonable period of time prior to the shelter care hearing in order to allow an opportunity to review the records prior to the hearing. These records shall be legible and shall be provided at no expense to the child or child's counsel, and the parents, guardian, legal custodian, or his or her counsel. When the records are served on legal counsel, legal counsel shall have the opportunity to review the records with the client and shall review the records with the client prior to the shelter care hearing. The department shall make every effort to provide all other discoverable material to the child's parent, guardian, legal custodian, or his or her legal counsel prior to any shelter care hearing.

RCW 13.34.090

Amended by 2021 c 211,§ 10, eff. 7/1/2023.
Amended by 2021 c 210,§ 2, eff. 7/25/2021.
Amended by 2017SP3 c 6,§ 303, eff. 7/1/2018.
2000 c 122 § 10. Prior: 1998 c 328 § 3; 1998 c 141 § 1; 1990 c 246 § 4; 1979 c 155 § 42; 1977 ex.s. c 291 § 37.

*Reviser's note: The definition for "supervising agency" for chapter 13.34 RCW was deleted by 2018 c 284 § 3.

Effective date- 2017 3rd sp.s. c 6§§ 102, 104 - 115, 201 - 227, 301 - 337, 401 - 419, 501 - 513, 801 - 803, and 805-822: See note following RCW 43.216.025.

Conflict with federal requirements- 2017 3rd sp.s. c 6 : See RCW 43.216.908.

Severability-1990 c 246: See note following RCW 13.34.060.

Effective date-Severability-1979 c 155: See notes following RCW 13.04.011.

Effective dates-Severability-1977 ex.s. c 291: See notes following RCW 13.04.005.

Notice of rights: RCW 26.44.105.

This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
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