IN RE MARRIAGE OF WICKLUND

No. 36489-8-I.

932 P.2d 652 (1996)

84 Wash.App. 763

In re the MARRIAGE OF Corinne A. WICKLUND, Respondent, and Ward T. Wicklund, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

Publication Ordered February 10, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Catherine Wright Smith, Carl T. Edwards, Seattle, and Ronald C. Hardesty, Bellingham, for Appellant.

Peter Frech, Bellingham, for Respondent.

James Talbot, Seattle, for Amicus Curiae American Civil Liberties Union.


GROSSE, Judge.

The trial court prohibited Ward Wicklund from "practic[ing] homosexuality in the sense of exhibiting, or participating in displays of affection ... with a partner" while caring for his four children. Ward appeals this parenting plan provision. We hold that the trial court erred by restricting Ward's conduct based on his sexual orientation. The evidence showed only that the children experienced difficulty adjusting after their parents' separation. But...

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