IN RE DEPENDENCY OF B.R.

Nos. 63788-6-I, 63789-4-I.

239 P.3d 1120 (2010)

In the Matter of the DEPENDENCY OF B.R., b.d. 09/05/03, and T.V., b.d. 12/17/05, Minor Children. Letitia Monique Vandermeer, Appellant, v. State of Washington Department of Social and Health Services, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

September 27, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mindy M. Ater , Wash. App. Project, Seattle, WA, for Appellant.

Arlene K. Anderson , Michael S. Majors , Office of the Atty. General, Everett, WA, for Respondent.

Martin W. Hodges , Attorney at Law, Everett, WA, for Guardian Ad Litem.

Rima J. Alaily , Microsoft Corp., Redmond, WA, Molly A. Terwilliger, Summit Law Group, Seattle, WA, for Amicus Curiae (Legal Voice).


SCHINDLER, J.

¶ 1 Letitia M. Vandermeer appeals the trial court's decision to terminate parental rights to her two children. The trial court identified the central parental deficiency as the mother's relationships with abusive partners. Because clear, cogent, and convincing evidence does not support the findings that Vandermeer is currently unfit to parent or that there is little likelihood conditions would be remedied so the children could be returned to Vandermeer...

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