{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-26.40.010","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 26.40.010","heading":"Declaration of purpose.","body":"The purpose of this chapter is to assure the right of every child with disabilities to parental love and care as long as possible, to provide for adequate custody of a child with a disability who has lost parental care, and to make available to the child with a disability the services of the state through its various departments and agencies.","path":["Title 26","Chapter 26.40"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=26.40.010","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T01:41:55Z","sha256":"7f2eebc79c8d234b9275b9d63a0a0abf64237c66c92995dda2eb8bda048eda1d","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-26.38.220","next":"us-wa/rcw-26.40.020"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}