PDFRCW 9.94A.7709

Legal financial obligationsWage assignmentsRecovery of costs, attorneys' fees.

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.
[ 1989 c 252 s 17. Formerly RCW 9.94A.2009.]

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PurposeProspective applicationEffective datesSeverability1989 c 252: See notes following RCW 9.94A.030.