IN the MATTER OF the DEPENDENCY OF D.L.B.(DOB 11/01/08), minor child.
State of Washington, Department of Social and Health Services, Respondent,
v.
Edelyn Saint-Louis, Petitioner.
Supreme Court of Washington, EN BANC.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued May 26, 2016.
Filed July 14, 2016.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Richard Wayne Lechich , Washington Appellate Project, 1511 Third Avenue, Suite 701, Seattle, WA, 98101-3647, for Petitioner.
Kelly L. Taylor , Office of the Attorney General, 800 5th Ave., Ste. 2000, Seattle, WA, 98104-3188, Anne Elizabeth Egeler , Office of the Attorney General, 1125 Washington Street, P.O. Box 40100, Olympia, WA, 98504-0100, Paul Spencer Graves , Eric B. Wolff , Perkins Coie LLP, 1201 3rd Ave., Ste. 4900, Seattle, WA, 98101-3099, for Respondent.
April M. Rivera , King County CASA Program, 1401 E Jefferson St., Ste. 500, Seattle, WA, 98122-5574, for Guardian Ad Litem.
Lillian Marie Hewko , Washington Defender Association, 110 Prefontaine Pl. S, Ste. 610, Seattle, WA, 98104-2626, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Defender Association.
Devon Carroll Knowles , Seattle University School of Law, 1215 E Columbia St., Seattle, WA, 98122-4419, Laurel Anne Jones , Carey & Lillevik, PLLC, 1809 7th Ave., Ste. 1609, Seattle, WA, 98101-1313, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Incarcerated Parents Advocacy Clinic.
David J. Ward , Sara Lyle Ainsworth , Legal Voice, 907 Pine Street, Suite 500, Seattle, WA, 98101-1818, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Legal Voice.
Emily P. Henry , Attorney at Law, Flint M. Stebbins , ABC Law Group, LLP, 2722 Colby Ave., Ste. 403, Everett, WA, 98201-3532, Laurel Anne Jones , Carey & Lillevik, PLLC, 1809 7th Ave., Ste. 1609, Seattle, WA, 98101-1313, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Aclu.
Emily P. Henry , Attorney at Law, Flint M. Stebbins , ABC Law Group, LLP, 2722 Colby Ave., Ste. 403, Everett, WA, 98201-3532, Laurel Anne Jones , Carey & Lillevik, PLLC, 1809 7th Ave., Ste. 1609, Seattle, WA, 98101-1313, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington State Coalition Against Domestice Violence.
Emily P. Henry , Attorney at Law, Flint M. Stebbins , ABC Law Group, LLP, 2722 Colby Ave., Ste. 403, Everett, WA, 98201-3532, Laurel Anne Jones , Carey & Lillevik, PLLC, 1809 7th Ave., Ste. 1609, Seattle, WA, 98101-1313, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Incarcerated Mothers Advocacy Project.
GORDON McCLOUD, J.
¶ 1 In 2013, the legislature enacted amendments to the dependency statutes to expressly address "the rights of parents who are incarcerated." FINAL B. REP. ON SUBSTITUTE H.B. 1284, 63d Leg., Reg. Sess. (Wash. 2013) (SHB 1284). One critical provision in those amendments requires the dependency court to consider several factors...
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