RCW 26.12.172: Parenting seminars—Rules.

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Washington Code › Title 26 › Chapter 12 › Section 172

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Any court rules adopted for the implementation of parenting seminars shall include the following provisions: (1) In no case shall opposing parties be required to attend seminars together; (2) Upon a showing of domestic violence or abuse which would not require mutual decision making pursuant to RCW 26.09.191 , or that a parent's attendance at the seminar is not in the children's best interests, the court shall either: (a) Waive the requirement of completion of the seminar; or (b) Provide an alternative, voluntary parenting seminar for battered spouses or battered domestic partners; and (3) The court may waive the seminar for good cause. (4) Cases filed as a minor guardianship under chapter 11.130 RCW are exempt from requirements of parenting seminar attendance.

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