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IN RE FAIRFAX

No. 29790-0-III.

286 P.3d 55 (2012)

In re Jonathan FAIRFAX, Respondent, and Amanda SIMPSON, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 3.

As Corrected September 27, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary R. Stenzel , Gary R. Stenzel PS, Spokane, WA, for Appellant.

Paul A. DiNenna, Jr. , Law Offices of Paul A. DiNenna, Jr., Spokane, WA, for Respondent.

SWEENEY, J.

¶ 1 RCW 26.09.270 requires that a parent seeking to change custody show adequate cause to warrant a full hearing on the petition. Here the court entered an order establishing parentage and, as part of that order, gave the mother custody "solely for the purpose of other state and federal statutes." The court established no residential or visitation schedule. We conclude that this initial order establishing parentage was not sufficient to trigger the...

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