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IN RE DEPENDENCY OF K.N.J.

No. 83516-1.

257 P.3d 522 (2011)

171 Wash.2d 568

In re DEPENDENCY OF K.N.J.[] Michael Jenkins, Petitioner, v. Department of Social & Health Services, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

As Modified on Denial of Reconsideration August 2, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jennifer L. Dobson , Attorney at Law, Dana M. Lind , Nielsen Broman & Koch PLLC, Seattle, WA, for Petitioner.

Sarah Reyes , Melissa Lynn Nelson , Office of the Attorney General, Bellingham, WA, Michael Scott Majors , Office of Attorney General, Everett, WA, for Respondent.

WIGGINS, J.

¶ 1 The legislature has provided that before a trial court terminates a parent-child relationship, the court must find, among other things, that the child has been found to be a dependent child. In this case, the order finding the child K.N.J. dependent as to her father, petitioner Michael Jenkins, was void because the order was entered by a pro tempore judge without Jenkins' consent. Nonetheless, we hold that K.N.J.'s dependency was amply proved...

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