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IN RE DEPENDENCY OF K.N.J.

Nos. 61849-1-I, 62340-1-I, 62341-9-I.

211 P.3d 483 (2009)

In re DEPENDENCY OF K.N.J.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

July 20, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dana Lind, Seattle, WA, for Appellant.

Thomas O'Neill, WA Attorney General, Everett, WA, Sarah Reyes, Attorney General's Office, Bellingham, WA, for Respondent.

BECKER, J.

¶ 1 Unless the litigants in a superior court case have consented to the appointment of a judge pro tempore, an order entered by that judge is void for lack of jurisdiction. That rule requires us to invalidate the initial order of dependency that preceded the order terminating the parental rights of appellant Jenkins to one of his daughters. We nevertheless affirm the order of termination. The necessary prerequisite finding of dependency was made by...

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