IN RE DEPENDENCY OF M.R.

No. 34337-8-I.

78 Wn. App. 799 (1995)

899 P.2d 1286

In re the Dependency of M.R. PETER ROGULJ, Appellant, v. THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES, Respondent.

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division One.

June 19, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Trickey and Appelwick, Trickey & Lukevich, for appellant.

Christine O. Gregoire, Attorney General, and Stephen H. Hassett, Assistant, for respondent.


AGID, J.

Peter Rogulj appeals the trial court's order dismissing him as a non-party in a dependency proceeding. He contends that the trial court erred in concluding that he does not have a statutory right to participate in the proceeding as a psychological father. We hold that a psychological parent does not fit within the definition of a "parent" under the statute governing dependency proceedings. However, because we cannot discern from the record if the trial court...

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