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Wash. Juv. Ct. R. 3.7
Factfinding Hearing
(a) Procedure at Hearing. The court shall hold a factfinding hearing on the petition in
accordance with RCW 13.34.110.
(b) Evidence. The Rules of Evidence shall apply to the hearing.
(c) Burden of Proof. In a fact-finding hearing on a petition alleging dependency pursuant
to RCW 13.34.030(6), the facts alleged in the petition must be proven by a preponderance of the
evidence.
(d) Findings of Fact. In any dependency action in which the court makes specific findings
of physical or sexual abuse or exploitation of a child the court shall direct the court clerk to
notify the state patrol of the findings pursuant to RCW 43.43.840.
History
[Adopted effective July 1, 1978; Amended effective September 1, 1987; January 1, 1988; September 1, 1997; August 6, 2024.]
Provenance
- Source
- www.courts.wa.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-16
- Edition
- 2026-09-16
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