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IN RE CUSTODY OF B.M.H.

No. 41211-0-II.

267 P.3d 499 (2011)

In re the CUSTODY OF B.M.H.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 2.

December 6, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Valerie A. Villacin , Catherine Wright Smith , Smith Goodfriend PS, Seattle, WA, Robert M. Vukanovich , Attorney at Law, Vancouver, WA, for Appellant/Cross-Respondent.

Carolyn Marie Drew , Attorney at Law, Vancouver, WA, Patricia S. Novotny , Attorney at Law, Seattle, WA, for Respondent/Cross-Appellant.

Sarah Elizabeth Lysons , Katherine Deweese Bennett , Perkins Coie LLP, Seattle, WA, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Center for Children Legal Voice.

Bobbe Jean Bridge , Center for Children & Youth Justice, Seattle, WA, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Center for Children and Youth Ju.

Jean Weil Waller , Family Matters PLLC, Longview, WA, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Jean Waller.

PENOYAR, C.J.

¶ 1 MH, the former stepfather of 12-year-old BMH,1 petitioned the trial court to designate him as BMH's de facto parent or, alternatively, to award him nonparental custody of BMH. The trial court dismissed MH's de facto parentage action, concluding that In re Parentage of M.F., 168 Wn.2d 528, 228 P.3d 1270 (2010), and the availability of other...

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