{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-26.12.172","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 26.12.172","heading":"Parenting seminars—Rules.","body":"Any court rules adopted for the implementation of parenting seminars shall include the following provisions:\n(1) In no case shall opposing parties be required to attend seminars together;\n(2) Upon a showing of domestic violence or abuse which would not require mutual decision making pursuant to RCW 26.09.191, or that a parent's attendance at the seminar is not in the children's best interests, the court shall either:\n(a) Waive the requirement of completion of the seminar; or\n(b) Provide an alternative, voluntary parenting seminar for battered spouses or battered domestic partners; and\n(3) The court may waive the seminar for good cause.\n(4) Cases filed as a minor guardianship under chapter 11.130 RCW are exempt from requirements of parenting seminar attendance.","path":["Title 26","Chapter 26.12"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=26.12.172","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:27:17Z","sha256":"505ca67b93f2fa0d8c5654184aba63cda568bb04b7cee830665268f32b9142b1","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-26.12.170","next":"us-wa/rcw-26.12.175"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}