{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-26.14.040","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 26.14.040","heading":"Arbitration agreement.","body":"(1) An arbitration agreement must:\n(a) Be in a record signed by the parties;\n(b) Identify the arbitrator, an arbitration organization, or a method of selecting an arbitrator; and\n(c) Identify the family law dispute the parties intend to arbitrate.\n(2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3) of this section, an agreement in a record to arbitrate a family law dispute that arises between the parties before, at the time, or after the agreement is made is valid and enforceable as any other contract and irrevocable except on a ground that exists at law or in equity for the revocation of a contract.\n(3) An agreement to arbitrate a child-related dispute that arises between the parties after the agreement is made is unenforceable unless:\n(a) The parties affirm the agreement in a record after the dispute arises; or\n(b) The agreement was entered during a family law proceeding and the court approved or incorporated the agreement in an order issued in the proceeding.\n(4) If a party objects to arbitration on the ground the arbitration agreement is unenforceable or the agreement does not include a family law dispute, the court shall decide whether the agreement is enforceable or includes the family law dispute.","path":["Title 26","Chapter 26.14"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=26.14.040","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T01:41:06Z","sha256":"9e7f2d7fb0112a390cd50553f87f019dce9c9e266ae3a45fd0abbbc40f31ac90","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-26.14.030","next":"us-wa/rcw-26.14.050"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}