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WHITEHEAD v. DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL & HEALTH SERVS.

No. 45856.

92 Wn.2d 265 (1979)

595 P.2d 926

TERI ALLEE WHITEHEAD, Respondent, v. THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES, Appellant. RONALD A. PEDERSON, ET AL, Respondents, v. THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES, Appellant. DARLENE JOYCE BAILEY, Respondent, v. THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES, Appellant.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

May 31, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Slade Gorton, Attorney General, and Donald Foss, Jr., Assistant, for petitioner.

John R. Moffat, for respondents.

George Cleve Haynes, amicus curiae.

ROSELLINI, J.

The sole question before the court is the propriety of awarding attorney fees on an appeal from a support debt determination made pursuant to RCW 74.20A.

RCW 74.08.080 provides for appeals by applicants for and recipients of public assistance and authorizes the award of attorney fees if the appeal is successful. This section appears in the chapter which deals with public assistance generally. Aid to families with dependent children is provided...

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