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MATTER OF CUSTODY OF M.W.

No. 90072-8.

374 P.3d 1169 (2016)

185 Wn.2d 803

In the MATTER OF the CUSTODY OF M.W., Child. Gregory Scott Minium and Linda Minium, Petitioners, and Patti Shmilenko, Respondent, John Shmilenko, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Filed July 7, 2016.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Catherine Wright Smith , Valerie A. Villacin , Smith Goodfriend PS, 1619 8th Avenue N, Seattle, WA, 98109-3007, Counsel for Petitioner.

Barry Joseph Dahl , Matthew J. Andersen , Walstead Mertsching PS, 1700 Hudson St. Fl. 3, P.O. Box 1549, Longview, WA, 98632-7934, Counsel for Respondent.

David J. Ward , Legal Voice, 907 Pine St. Suite 500, Seattle, WA, 98101-1818, Megan E. Veith , Attorney at Law, 15807 68th Avenue SE, Snohomish, WA, 98296-8605, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Legal Voice.

¶ 1 The question in this case is whether a third party — here, a step-grandfather with no legally established relationship to his step-grandson — can petition for visitation rights through a custody proceeding pursuant to chapter 26.10 RCW or under some equitable doctrine. Stated simply, does a right to third-party visitation...

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