Standing Defined

    In Washington standing has been described as follows:

The doctrine of standing prohibits a litigant from raising another’s legal rights. Allen v. Wright, 468 U.S. 737, 750-51, 82 L. Ed. 2d 556, 104 S. Ct. 3315, reh’g denied, 468 U.S. 1250 (1984). One who is not adversely affected by a statute may not question its validity. State v. Carroll, 81 Wn.2d 95, 103-04, 500 P.2d 115 (1972); State v. Sluder, 11 Wn. App. 8, 10, 521 P.2d 971, review denied, 84 Wn.2d 1008 (1974).

Haberman v WPPSS, 109 Wn.2d 107, 138, 744 P.2d 1032 (1987