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IN RE GREGOIRE

No. 39406.

71 Wn.2d 745 (1967)

430 P.2d 983

In the Matter of the Welfare of JOSEPH MICHAEL GREGOIRE, a Minor. MELVIN DeVORE et al., Petitioners, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT FOR KING COUNTY, Horton Smith, Court Commissioner, Respondent.

The Supreme Court of Washington, Department Two.

August 3, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Olwell, Boyle & Hattrup, for petitioners.

Charles O. Carroll and David A. Berner, for respondent.

LANGENBACH, J.†

[1, 2] When a boy of the tender age of 9 years appears bearing discolored marks of beatings upon his young body, what is the responsibility of the juvenile court? When the normal parent-child relationship is interrupted by the intervention of a stepfather, society must assume some responsibility. It has repeatedly been stated that the one paramount consideration in all child custody cases is the welfare...

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