IN RE MARRIAGE OF BLAKELY

Nos. 19468-0-III, 19584-8-III.

44 P.3d 924 (2002)

111 Wash.App. 351

In re the MARRIAGE OF Yolanda BLAKELY, Respondent, and Ralph Howard Blakely, Jr., Appellant. Blakely Farms Trust, an unincorporated trust organization, Paul F. Blakely and Stan Long, Trustees, Respondents, v. Yolanda Blakely, Becky Blakely, Lorene Blakely, Ralph H. Blakely, Sr., Ralph H. Blakely Iii, Greg M. Blakely, Jeff A. Blakely, Mark E. Blakely, Michael L. Blakely, and Helen H. Blakely, Respondents, Ralph H. Blakely, Jr., Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 3, Panel Seven.

April 25, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John L. McKean, Moses Lake, for Appellant

Gary J. Gainer, Eric R. Shumaker, Melvin H. Champagne, Spokane, Dennis P. Hession, Richter, Wimberley, Spokane, for Respondents.


SCHULTHEIS, J.

The trial court has inherent power to appoint a guardian ad litem for a litigant in a civil matter upon a finding that the litigant is incompetent. RCW 4.08.060; Vo v. Pham, 81 Wn.App. 781, 784, 916 P.2d 462 (1996). Ralph H. Blakely Jr. was named as a third party defendant in a lawsuit challenging the validity of his family's trust agreement. At the time, he was party to...

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