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MATTER OF DEPENDENCY OF S.M.M.

No. 79740-9-I consolidated with No. 79741-7-I No. 79742-5-I, No. 79743-3-I.

457 P.3d 1229 (2020)

In the MATTER OF the DEPENDENCY OF S.M.M., d.o.b. 06/01/11, K.N.M., d.o.b. 12/16/07, I.A.H., d.o.b. 03/10/06, I.A.H., d.o.b. 03/10/06, Minor Children. State of Washington, Department of Children, Youth, and Families, Respondent, v. Michael Murphy, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

FILED: February 18, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nielsen Koch PLLC, Attorney at Law, Jennifer J. Sweigert , Nielsen Koch PLLC, 1908 E Madison St., Seattle, WA, 98122-2842, Alena K. Ciecko , King County Department of Public Defense, 1401 E Jefferson St. Ste. 200, Seattle, WA, 98122-5570, for Petitioner.

Laura Jan Dryden Baird , Seattle City Attorneys Office, 701 5th Ave. Ste. 2050, Seattle, WA, 98104-7095, Soc. & Hlth. Svcs. A.g. Office, Attorney at Law, 800 Fifth Ave, Suite 2000 Ms-tb-14, Seattle, WA, 98104, Patricia Lee Allen , WA State Attorney General, 800 5th Ave. Ste. 2000, Seattle, WA, 98104-3188, for Respondent.

PUBLISHED OPINION

¶1 In a dependency, RCW 13.34.100(1) requires the court to appoint a guardian ad litem (GAL) for "any child who is the subject of an action under this chapter, unless a court for good cause finds the appointment unnecessary." In the absence of a finding of good cause, the lack of a GAL generally compels...

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