IN RE M.A.S.C.

No. 98905-2.

486 P.3d 886 (2021)

IN RE the Termination of Parental Rights to M.A.S.C., A minor child.

Supreme Court of Washington.

Filed: May 20, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric J. Nielsen , Nielsen Koch, PLLC, Jennifer J. Sweigert , Nielsen Koch, PLLC, 1908 E. Madison St., Seattle, WA, 98122-2842, for Petitioner.

William McGinty , Washington State AGO, 7141 Cleanwater Dr. Sw, P.O. Box 40124, Olympia, WA, 98504-0124, Andrew Daniel Pugsley , Office of the Attorney General, 7141 Cleanwater Drive Sw, Olympia, WA, 98504-0121, for Respondent.

Tara Urs , La Rond Baker , King County Department of Public Defense, 710 2nd Ave. Ste. 200, Seattle, WA, 98104-1703, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of King County Department of Public Defense.

Susan L. Kas , Sarah Margaret Koh Eaton , Disability Rights Washington, 315 5th Ave. S. Ste. 850, Seattle, WA, 98104-2691, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Disability Rights Washington.

Nancy Lynn Talner , Antoinette M. Davis , American Civil Liberties Union of Wash., P.O. Box 2728, Seattle, WA, 98111-2728, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of ACLU of Washington.

Alexandria Marie Hohman , D'Adre Beth Cunningham , The Washington Defender Association, 110 Prefontaine Pl. S. Ste. 610, Seattle, WA, 98104-2626, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Defender Association.


¶1 In this case, we address the requirement that prior to terminating parental rights, the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF)1 must prove that all necessary and court-ordered services were "expressly and understandably offered or provided" to the...

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