IN RE DEPENDENCY OF K.D.S.

No. 86124-2.

294 P.3d 695 (2013)

176 Wn.2d 644

In the Matter of the DEPENDENCY OF K.D.S., a minor. Derek Gladin, Petitioner, v. State of Washington, Department of Social and Health Services, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

February 14, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Sarah Reyes , Attorney General's Office, Melissa Lynn Nelson , Office of the Atty General, Bellingham, WA, Anne Elizabeth Egeler , Office of the Attorney General, Olympia, WA, for Respondent.


FAIRHURST, J.

¶ 1 This case requires us to clarify what the State must prove when seeking to terminate parental rights. The Court of Appeals has interpreted language from our decision in In re Dependency of J.C., 130 Wn.2d 418, 924 P.2d 21 (1996), to mean that when the State presents evidence sufficient to prove the element codified in RCW 13...

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