{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-11.130.185","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 11.130.185","heading":"Basis for appointment of guardian for minor.","body":"(1) A person becomes a guardian for a minor only on appointment by the court.\n(2) The court may appoint a guardian for a minor who does not have a guardian if the court finds the appointment is in the minor's best interest and:\n(a) Each parent of the minor, after being fully informed of the nature and consequences of guardianship, consents;\n(b) All parental rights have been terminated; or\n(c) There is clear and convincing evidence that no parent of the minor is willing or able to exercise parenting functions as defined in RCW 26.09.004.","path":["Title 11","Chapter 11.130"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=11.130.185","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T01:01:14Z","sha256":"5c304d46ecc91f3bbf8a586ae1403109ba84dbbf32505a31141d2d096b9e74a7","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-11.130.180","next":"us-wa/rcw-11.130.190"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}