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YONKER v. DEPT. OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERV.

No. 37315-3-I.

930 P.2d 958 (1997)

85 Wash.App. 71

Joshua YONKER, a minor child By and Through his guardian, Maryann SNUDDEN, and Maryann Snudden, individually, and as guardian for Joshua Yonker, Appellants, v. STATE of Washington, DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES, and Alexander Yonker, a single man, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

February 10, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Breean Lawrence Beggs and Philip James Buri, Brett & Daugert, Bellingham, for Appellants.

Susan Marjorie Edison, Seattle and Michael E. Tardif, Olympia, for Respondents.

ELLINGTON, Judge.

To protect abused children and their families, the Legislature requires the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) to investigate reports of possible child abuse. Maryann Snudden reported to DSHS that her two-and-a-half-year-old son was explicitly simulating intercourse and that her ex-husband, Alex Yonker, had a "bad pornography problem," which DSHS caseworkers acknowledged could indicate abuse. Believing they needed a more specific allegation...

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