{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-26.27.401","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 26.27.401","heading":"Definitions.","body":"The definitions in this section apply throughout this article, unless the context clearly requires otherwise.\n(1) \"Petitioner\" means a person who seeks enforcement of an order for return of a child under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction or enforcement of a child custody determination.\n(2) \"Respondent\" means a person against whom a proceeding has been commenced for enforcement of an order for return of a child under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction or enforcement of a child custody determination.","path":["Title 26","Chapter 26.27"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=26.27.401","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T01:41:38Z","sha256":"1265981c8a07a2970a0d9f9c9ee2125cd4f38dcddfd59f9cb41d498c3c772872","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-26.27.291","next":"us-wa/rcw-26.27.411"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}