26.26.505 - Standing to maintain proceeding to adjudicate parentage. - Washington Statutes

Standing to maintain proceeding to adjudicate parentage.

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 mother of the child;

     (3) A man whose paternity 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.

[2002 c 302 § 502.]