Application — Dates — 2016 c 209.
RCW 11.125.902
in effectExcept as otherwise provided in chapter 209, Laws of 2016, on January 1, 2017: (1) Chapter 209, Laws of 2016 applies to a power of attorney created before, on, or after January 1, 2017; (2) Chapter 209, Laws of 2016 applies to a judicial proceeding concerning a power of attorney commenced on or after January 1, 2017; (3) Chapter 209, Laws of 2016 applies to a judicial proceeding concerning a power of attorney commenced before January 1, 2017, unless the court finds that application of a provision of chapter 209, Laws of 2016 would substantially interfere with the effective conduct of the judicial proceeding or prejudice the rights of a party, in which case that provision does not apply and the superseded law applies; and (4) An act done before January 1, 2017, is not affected by chapter 209, Laws of 2016.
Except as otherwise provided in chapter 209, Laws of 2016, on January 1, 2017:
(1) Chapter 209, Laws of 2016 applies to a power of attorney created before, on, or after January 1, 2017;
(2) Chapter 209, Laws of 2016 applies to a judicial proceeding concerning a power of attorney commenced on or after January 1, 2017;
(3) Chapter 209, Laws of 2016 applies to a judicial proceeding concerning a power of attorney commenced before January 1, 2017, unless the court finds that application of a provision of chapter 209, Laws of 2016 would substantially interfere with the effective conduct of the judicial proceeding or prejudice the rights of a party, in which case that provision does not apply and the superseded law applies; and
(4) An act done before January 1, 2017, is not affected by chapter 209, Laws of 2016.
Source: WA Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=11.125&full=trueFetched: 6/28/2026