TERRELL C. v. STATE, DSHS

No. 51316-8-I.

84 P.3d 899 (2004)

120 Wash.App. 20

TERRELL C., personally and as guardian for Robert R., her minor son, Appellant, v. STATE of Washington, DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES; Anna Baker and John Doe Baker, her husband, and the marital community composed thereof; and John and Jane Doe 1-10, and the marital communities composed thereof, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

As Amended February 25 and March 4, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jo-Hanna Gladness Read, Endriss & Read PLLC, Seattle, WA, for Appellant.

Peter J. Helmberger, Olympia, WA, for Respondents.


GROSSE, J.

Statutory duties and obligations imposed on social workers of the Department of Social and Health Services and Child Protective Services were enacted to prevent child abuse and preserve the integrity of the family where possible. Those duties and obligations do not extend to protect all other children with whom client children come into contact during day-to-day activities absent a recognized statutory duty, the...

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