IN RE DEPENDENCY OF T.L.G.

Nos. 53656-7-I, 53750-4-I, 53751-2-I, 53793-8-I.

108 P.3d 156 (2005)

126 Wash.App. 181

In the Matter of the DEPENDENCY OF T.L.G. and C.L.G., Minor Children. State of Washington, Department of Social and Health Services, Respondent, v. William Gilfillen and Bonnie Dunlavy, Appellants.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

March 7, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Eric Gibson, Christopher Gibson, Attorneys at Law, Seattle, WA, for Bonnie Dunlavy.

Elaine L. Winters, Washington Appellate Project, Seattle, WA, for William Keith Gilfillen.

Bruce I. Weiss, Attorney at Law, Everett, WA, Guardian Ad Litem, T.L.G. and C.L.G.

Scott David Wessel-Estes, Attorney General's Office, Everett, WA, for DSHS.


ELLINGTON, A.C.J.

¶ 1 This termination of parental rights case involves two distinct issues. The first is whether the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (ICWA)1 required the trial court to ensure that the tribe or the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) be notified of the termination proceedings. The second is whether the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) offered the parents all necessary services, and whether the parents were...

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