GOURLEY v. GOURLEY

No. 76270-8.

145 P.3d 1185 (2006)

Kimberly GOURLEY, Respondent, v. Clifford GOURLEY, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

October 26, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard K. Todd, Attorney at Law, Seattle, WA, for Petitioner.

Susan Delanty Jones, Laura Kristine Clinton, Preston Gates & Ellis LLP, David Scott Law, Skellenger Bender, Seattle, for Respondent.

Margaret T. Sassaman, King County Superior Court, Seattle, WA, Leslie Woodruff Owen, Northwest Justice Project, Olympia, WA, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Northwest Justice Project.

Grace S. Huang, Wa. State Coalition Against Dom. Violence, Seattle, WA, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence.

Bryan Patrick Harnetiaux, Attorney at Law, Debra Leigh Williams Stephens, Attorney at Law, Spokane, WA, Catherine Wright Smith, Edwards Sieh Smith & Goodfriend PS, Seattle, WA, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington State Trial Lawyers Assoc. Foundation.


J.M. JOHNSON, J.

¶ 1 N. Gourley accused her father, Clifford Gourley, of sexual assault. As a result, N.'s mother, Kimberly Gourley,1 sought and received a domestic violence protection order against Mr. Gourley, prohibiting contact between Mr. Gourley and herself and their three children — 14-year-old N., 14 year-old D., and 10-year-old K. On appeal, Mr. Gourley argues that in granting the petition for protection order, the...

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