Guidance for Courts: Harms of Removal Across Stages of Child Development
Infants
Birth - 1 year old
Toddlers
1 - 2 years old
Toddlers
2 - 3 years old
Pre-schoolers
3 - 5 years old
Middle Childhood
6 - 8 years old
Middle Childhood
9 - 11 years old
Young Teens
12 - 14 years old
Teenagers
15 - 17 years old
Young Adults
18 - 21 years old
For more information or questions on this guidance, please contact Laura Vogel at laura.vogel@courts.wa.gov