Wash. Rev. Code § 26.14.040

Current through 2024
Section 26.14.040 - Arbitration agreement
(1) An arbitration agreement must:
(a) Be in a record signed by the parties;
(b) Identify the arbitrator, an arbitration organization, or a method of selecting an arbitrator; and
(c) Identify the family law dispute the parties intend to arbitrate.
(2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3) of this section, an agreement in a record to arbitrate a family law dispute that arises between the parties before, at the time, or after the agreement is made is valid and enforceable as any other contract and irrevocable except on a ground that exists at law or in equity for the revocation of a contract.
(3) An agreement to arbitrate a child-related dispute that arises between the parties after the agreement is made is unenforceable unless:
(a) The parties affirm the agreement in a record after the dispute arises; or
(b) The agreement was entered during a family law proceeding and the court approved or incorporated the agreement in an order issued in the proceeding.
(4) If a party objects to arbitration on the ground the arbitration agreement is unenforceable or the agreement does not include a family law dispute, the court shall decide whether the agreement is enforceable or includes the family law dispute.

RCW 26.14.040

Added by 2023 c 61,§ 5, eff. 1/1/2024.