{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-9.94a.7709","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 9.94A.7709","heading":"Legal financial obligations—Wage assignments—Recovery of costs, attorneys' fees.","body":"In any action to enforce legal financial obligations under this chapter, the prevailing party is entitled to a recovery of costs, including an award for reasonable attorneys' fees. An obligor may not be considered a prevailing party under this section unless the obligee has acted in bad faith in connection with the proceeding in question.","path":["Title 9","Chapter 9.94A"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=9.94A.7709","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:48:27Z","sha256":"d05e0b6a6552a1ce9afcbb67b04dfd4c143fee0b128521f1f5895b6245159b2a","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-9.94a.7708","next":"us-wa/rcw-9.94a.772"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}