IN RE MONTELL

No. 11660-0-II.

54 Wn. App. 708 (1989)

775 P.2d 976

In the Matter of VERNA J. MONTELL, ET AL. VERNA J. MONTELL, ET AL, Appellants, v. THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES, Respondent.

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division Two.

As amended by order May 15, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John S. Tracy and Tracy, McDaniel & Buchholz, for appellants.

Kenneth O. Eikenberry, Attorney General, and Frances E. Holmes and Jaqueline B. Rosenblatt, Assistants, for respondent.


[As amended by order of the Court of Appeals May 15, 1990.]

ALEXANDER, C.J.

Verna and James Montell, husband and wife, appeal the Kitsap County Superior Court's affirmance of a decision of the Department of Social and Health Services to the effect that James Montell was a "custodial stepparent" of Verna Montell's children and, thus, obligated for their financial support. We reverse.

Verna Montell is the natural mother of two children, Robert and Ronnie...

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