{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-26.09.540","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 26.09.540","heading":"Objections by nonparents.","body":"A court may not restrict the right of a parent to relocate the child when the sole objection to the relocation is from a third party, unless that third party is entitled to residential time or visitation under a court order and has served as the primary residential care provider to the child for a substantial period of time during the thirty-six consecutive months preceding the intended relocation.","path":["Title 26","Chapter 26.09"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=26.09.540","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:41:10Z","sha256":"b3f7b8eea1c453c430541acf5c61bb38c015c29267fe8c47f0b2a0a3c0f6df30","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-26.09.530","next":"us-wa/rcw-26.09.550"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}