Section 26.26.505. Standing to maintain proceeding to adjudicate parentage.  


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  • Subject to RCW 26.26.300 through 26.26.375, 26.26.530, and 26.26.540, a proceeding to adjudicate parentage may be maintained by:
    (1) The child;
    (2) The person who has established a parent-child relationship with the child;
    (3) A person whose parentage of the child is to be adjudicated;
    (4) The division of child support;
    (5) An authorized adoption agency or licensed child-placing agency;
    (6) A representative authorized by law to act for an individual who would otherwise be entitled to maintain a proceeding but who is deceased, incapacitated, or a minor; or
    (7) An intended parent under a surrogate parentage contract, as provided in RCW 26.26.210 through 26.26.260.
    NOTES:
    CostsApplication2011 c 283: See notes following RCW 26.26.011.