GROSSE, J.
Collateral estoppel does not prohibit a party from asserting an issue that was not decided in an earlier proceeding. Since Alishio and the Department of Social and Health Services agreed to an order of dependency based on a ground other than neglect, the issue of whether Delaura Whitson Alishio neglected her son was not decided in a dependency proceeding. Because the issue of neglect was not decided in the dependency proceeding, DSHS is not collaterally...
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