Washington statute
RCW 7.105.210 — Realignment of parties—Domestic violence and antiharassment protection order proceedings
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Chapter 7.105: Civil Protection Orders, Revised Code of Washington.
Full text of RCW 7.105.210
Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the official text of the Revised Code of Washington from the Code Reviser's published files; it is not the official statutes of the State of Washington.
In proceedings where the petitioner is seeking a domestic violence protection order or an antiharassment protection order, the court may realign the designation of the parties as "petitioner" and "respondent" where the court finds that the original petitioner is the abuser or harasser and the original respondent is the victim of domestic violence or unlawful harassment. The court may issue a temporary protection order in accordance with this chapter until the victim is able to prepare a petition for a protection order in accordance with this chapter.
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