RCW 26.26A.500: Proceeding to adjudicate parentage—Hearing

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26.26A.490 << 26.26A.500 >> 26.26A.505

PDFRCW 26.26A.500

Proceeding to adjudicate parentage—Hearing—Inspection of records.

(1) On request of a party and for good cause, the court may close a proceeding under RCW 26.26A.400 through 26.26A.515 to the public.

(2) A final order in a proceeding under RCW 26.26A.400 through 26.26A.515 is available for public inspection. Except as provided by applicable court rules, records entered after the entry of a final order determining parentage in a proceeding under this chapter are publicly accessible.

[ 2019 c 46 § 1001; 2018 c 6 § 520.]