IN RE COVERDELL

Nos. 5203-6-III; 5690-2-III.

39 Wn. App. 887 (1984)

696 P.2d 1241

In the Matter of the Welfare of CHRISTINA ROBYN COVERDELL. ALICE COVERDELL, Appellant, v. THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES, ET AL, Respondents.

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division Three.

May 30, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William F. Etter, Witherspoon, Kelley, Davenport & Toole, and Aaron Horowitz, for appellant.

Kenneth O. Eikenberry, Attorney General, and Lee Ann Miller, Assistant, for respondents.


THOMPSON, J.

This is a consolidated case involving the care and custody of Christina Robyn Coverdell. The procedural posture is complex.

Christina was born on September 27, 1978, to Roscoe and Alice Coverdell. Two days after birth, Christina was taken from her mother's custody and placed in shelter care by an ex parte order from Columbia County Superior Court. After a hearing on October 19, 1978, the child was ordered returned to her mother. Prior to the return...

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