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MATTER OF K.M.M.

No. 91757-4.

379 P.3d 75 (2016)

In the MATTER OF the Parental Rights to K.M.M.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Filed September 8, 2016.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jodi R. Backlund , Manek R. Mistry , Backlund & Mistry, P.O. Box 6490, Olympia, WA, 98507-6490, Skylar Texas Brett , Law Office of Skylar Brett, P.O. Box 18084, Seattle, WA, 98118-0084, for Petitioner(s).

Peter Everett Kay , Office of the Attorney General — Tacoma 1250 Pacific Ave., Suite 105, P.O. Box 2317, Tacoma, WA, 98401-2317, Jay Douglas Geck , Office of the Attorney General, P.O. Box 40100, Olympia, WA, 98504-0100, for Respondent(s).

Eric J. Nielsen , Dana M. Nelson , Nielsen Broman & Koch PLLC, 1908 E. Madison St., Seattle, WA, 98122-2842, Jennifer L. Dobson , Attorney at Law, P.O. Box 15980, Seattle, WA, 98115-0980, for Minor(s).

Nancy Lynn Talner , Attorney at Law, 901 5th Ave., Ste. 630, Seattle, WA, 98164-2008, Sharon Jean Blackford , Sharon Blackford PLLC, 1100 Dexter Ave. N., Ste. 100, Seattle, WA, 98109-3598, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of ACLU.

Lillian Marie Hewko , Washington Defender Association, 110 Prefontaine Pl. S., Ste. 610, Seattle, WA, 98104-2626, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Defender Association.

Sara Lyle Ainsworth , Legal Voice, 907 Pine Street, Suite 500, Seattle, WA, 98101, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Legal Voice.

Devon Carroll Knowles , Seattle University School of Law, 1215 E. Columbia St., Seattle, WA, 98122-4419, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Incarcerated Parents Project of Seattle University.

Linda Lillevik , Carey & Lillevik PLLC, 1809 7th Ave., Ste. 1609, Seattle, WA, 98101-1313, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Dr. Susan Spieker and Dr. Marian Harris.

Joseph Anthony Rehberger , Cascadia Law Group PLLC, 606 Columbia St. N.W., Ste. 212, Olympia, WA, 98501-1093, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Center for Children & Youth Justice.

Erin Kathleen Shea McCann , Attorney at Law, 11709 20th Ave. N.E., Single Family Home, Seattle, WA, 98125-5127, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Mockingbird Society and Children and Youth Advocacy Clinic/U. of Wash. School of Law.

D'Adre Beth Cunningham , Attorney at Law, P.O. Box 61055, Seattle, WA, 98141-6055, Hannah Elizabeth Roman , King County Dept. of Public Defense, 420 W. Harrison St., Ste. 202, Kent, WA, 98032-4491, Tara Urs , The Defender Association Division, 810 3rd Ave., Ste. 800, Seattle, WA, 98104-1695, Kathleen Michelle McClellan , Northwest Defenders Division, KCDPD, 1109 1st Ave., Ste. 300, Seattle, WA, 98101-2992, Anita Khandelwal , King County Department of Public Defense, 401 5th Ave., Ste. 800, Seattle, WA, 98104-2391, Alena K. Ciecko , Irina Nikolayev , King County Department of Public Defense, 1401 E. Jefferson St., Ste. 200, Seattle, WA, 98122-5570, Kelli M. Johnson , King County Office of Public Defense ACA, 110 Prefontaine Pl. S., Ste. 200, Seattle, WA, 98104-2674, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of King County Public Defense.

¶ 1 This case requires us to determine whether parental rights may be terminated where a father is unable to parent his child due to a lack of attachment and continuing the parent-child relationship will be detrimental to the child's emotional development and mental well-being.

¶ 2 The child has been in foster care since...

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