{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-13.34.265","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 13.34.265","heading":"Foster home placement—Considerations.","body":"If a child has been previously placed in out-of-home care and is subsequently returned to out-of-home care, and the department cannot locate an appropriate and available relative or other suitable person, the preferred placement for the child is in a foster family home where the child previously was placed, if the following conditions are met:\n(1) The foster family home is available and willing to care for the child;\n(2) The foster family is appropriate and able to meet the child's needs; and\n(3) The placement is in the best interest of the child.","path":["Title 13","Chapter 13.34"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=13.34.265","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T01:02:47Z","sha256":"b79565a977e7ad28f9a3da3201ff2966f7599a3733d4358bb274d28aba942480","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-13.34.260","next":"us-wa/rcw-13.34.267"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}