My question involves a child custody case from the State of: Washington
What constitutes a "extended period of time" for the purposes of RCW 26.09.191?
“(1) The permanent parenting plan shall not require mutual decision-making or designation of a dispute resolution process other than court action if it is found that a parent has engaged in any of the following conduct: (a) Willful abandonment that continues for an extended period of time or substantial refusal to perform parenting functions...”

