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IN RE S.G.

No. 25468-2-III.

166 P.3d 802 (2007)

In re the Interest of S.G. State of Washington, Department of Social and Health Services, Respondent, v. Hector Gallardo-Cruz, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 3.

August 30, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lila Jane Silverstein, Washington Appellate Project, Seattle, WA, for Appellant.

Eugene Graff, WA Attorney General's Office, Vancouver, WA, for Respondent.

SWEENEY, C.J.

¶ 1 The termination of parental rights is a two step process. First, the State must show that a parent is deficient based on specific statutory criteria. Then, having proved parental deficiency, the State must show that termination is in the best interests of the child. Here, the State required that the dependant child's father participate in services to address parental deficiencies without first proving any deficiencies. We reverse the judgment...

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