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Committee hears broad support and technical fix proposals for guardianship bill SB 5,837
Summary
Witnesses including kinship caregivers, legal-aid groups, court visitors and practitioners supported SB 5,837’s technical changes to guardianship law (e.g., lowering guardian age to 18 in some cases, alternative service methods) while proposing targeted amendments to protect due process and avoid unintended costs.
Senate Bill 5,837 proposes multiple technical and policy changes to Washington’s guardianship and conservatorship law, aiming to streamline minor and adult guardianship processes and remove clerical errors.
Prime sponsor Sen. Jamie Peterson and committee staff summarized revisions including lowering the age for appointment of certain guardians from 21 to 18, requiring hearings for minor guardianship petitions within 90 days, clarifying…
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