MATTER OF B.P. v. H.O.

NO. 91925-9.

376 P.3d 350 (2016)

In the MATTER OF the Parental Rights to B.P. (DOB 7/8/11) State of Washington, Department of Social & Health Services, Respondent, v. H.O. (Mother), Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Washington, EN BANC.

Filed July 28, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jill Shumaker Reuter , Of Counsel, Kristina M. Nichols , Nichols Law Firm, PLLC, P.O. Box 19203, Spokane, WA, 99219-9203, Counsel for Petitioner.

Amy Suzanne Soth , Attorney General's Office, Social & Health Section Spokane Division, Attorney General of Washington, 1116 W. Riverside, Suite 100, Spokane, WA, 99201-1194, Rebecca R. Glasgow , Attorney General's Office, Solicitor General Division Attorney General, Attorney at Law, 1125 Washington Street, P.O. Box 40100, Olympia, WA, 98504-0100, Counsel for Respondents.

Nancy Lynn Talner , Attorney at Law, 901 5th Avenue Suite 630, Seattle, WA, 98164-2008, Sharon Jean Blackford , Sharon Blackford PLLC, 1100 Dexter Avenue N Suite 100, Seattle, WA, 98109-3598, Amicus Curiae on behalf of ACLU.

Sara Lyle Ainsworth , Legal Voice, 907 Pine Street, Suite 500, Seattle, WA, 98101, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Legal Voice.

Devon Carroll Knowles , Seattle University School of Law, 1215 E Columbia St., Seattle, WA, 98122-4419, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Incarcerated Parents Project of the Seattle University School.

Lillian Marie Hewko , Washington Defender Association, 110 Prefontaine Pl. S Suite 610, Seattle, WA, 98104-2626, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Defender Association.

Linda Lillevik , Carey & Lillevik PLLC, 1809 7th Avenue Suite 1609, Seattle, WA, 98101-1313, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Dr. Susan Spieker.

Linda Lillevik , Carey & Lillevik PLLC, 1809 7th Avenue Suite 1609, Seattle, WA, 98101-1313, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Marian Harris Dr.

D'adre Beth Cunningham , King County DPD-TDA Division, Tara Urs , The Defender Association Division, 810 3rd Avenue Suite 800, Seattle, WA, 98104-1695, Hannah Elizabeth Roman , King County Department of Public Defense, 420 W Harrison St. Suite 202, Kent, WA, 98032-4491, Kathleen Michelle McClellan , Northwest Defenders Division, Seattle, WA, 98101-2992, Anita Khandelwal , King County Department of Public Defense, 401 5th Avenue Suite 800, Seattle, WA, Alena K. Ciecko , King County Department of Public Defense, Irina Nikolayev , King County DPD/SCRAP Division, 1401 E Jefferson St. Suite 200, Seattle, WA, 98122-5570, Kelli M. Johnson , King County Office of Public Defense ACA, 110 Prefontaine Pl. S Suite 200, Seattle, WA, 98104-2674, Amicus Curiae on behalf of King County Department of Public Defense.

Joseph Anthony Rehberger , Cascadia Law Group PLLC, 606 Columbia St. NW Suite 212, Olympia, WA, 98501-1093, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Center for Children & Youth Justice.


¶ 1 Petitioner H.O. asks us to reverse the Court of Appeals' decision affirming the termination of her parental rights. She argues that the State failed to prove two prerequisites to termination, one statutory and one constitutional. The statutory prerequisite is codified at RCW 13.34.180(1)(d); it requires the State to prove...

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