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MATTER OF DEPENDENCY OF M.-A.F.-S.

No. 76170-6-I. Consolidated with No. 76171-4-I.

421 P.3d 482 (2018)

In the MATTER OF the DEPENDENCY OF M.-A.F.-S., dob 4/13/2011, and V.F.-C., dob 11/21/2007, Minor children. Stephanie Franks, Appellant, v. State of Washington, Department of Social and Health Services, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

FILED July 2, 2018.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jennifer J. Sweigert , Nielsen Broman & Koch PLLC, Attorney at Law, 1908 E Madison St., Seattle, WA, 98122-2842, for Appellant.

David W. La Raus , Attorney at Law, Social & Health Services Attorney General's Office, Attorney at Law, Kelly L. Taylor , Office of the Attorney General, 800 Fifth Ave, Suite 2000, Ms-tb-14, Seattle, WA, 98104-3188, for Respondent.

Kathleen Carney Martin , Dependency CASA Program, 401 4th Ave. N, Rm. 3081, Kent, WA, 98032-4429, for Guardian(s) Ad Litem.

Lisa Ann Kelly , Devon Carroll Knowles , University of Washington School of Law, William H. Gates Hall , Ste. 265, PO Box 85110, Seattle, WA, 98145-1110, Stacey Lara , University of Washington School of Law, Alicia Marie Levezu , Attorney at Law, 4293 Memorial Way Nw, Seattle, WA, 98195-1110, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Child Welfare Law Professors.

PUBLISHED OPINION

¶ 1 Stephanie Franks is the mother of M.-A.F.-S. and V.F.-C. After a lengthy dependency to allow Franks to address her severe drug addiction, the court terminated her parental rights to the two children. Franks contends the termination statutes, RCW 13.34.180 and .190, are unconstitutional both facially...

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