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IN RE DEPENDENCY OF A.C.

Nos. 53170-1-I, 53171-9-I.

98 P.3d 89 (2004)

123 Wash.App. 244

In the Matter of the DEPENDENCY OF A.C. and S.Y., minor children, State of Washington, Department of Social and Health Services, Respondent, v. Cathy Chaffin, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

September 20, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Maureen Cyr, Seattle, WA, for Appellant.

Mary Li, Asst. Att. General, Seattle, WA, for Respondent.

ELLINGTON, J.

A court faced with competing petitions for guardianship and termination must first determine whether guardianship, rather than termination or continued efforts to reunify, best serves the child's interests. We here identify some factors for consideration in making this decision. If guardianship is not preferable, then the court must decide whether continuing the parent's relationship with the child would diminish the child's prospects for early integration...

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