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MATTER OF WELFARE OF K.D.

No. 98965-6.

491 P.3d 154 (2021)

In the MATTER OF the WELFARE OF K.D., A minor child.

Supreme Court of Washington.

Filed July 22, 2021.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Wayne Lechich , Washington Appellate Project, 1511 3rd Ave. Ste. 610, Seattle, WA, 98101-1683, for Petitioner(s).

Michael Scott Majors , Sara Evelyn King , Office of the Attorney General, 3501 Colby Ave. Ste. 200, Everett, WA, 98201-4795, for Respondent(s).

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

Elizabeth Hendren , Meron S. Amare , Northwest Justice Project, 401 2nd Ave. S. Ste. 407, Seattle, WA, 98104-3811, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Northwest Justice Project.

Julia Mizutani , Nancy Lynn Talner , Antoinette M. Davis , American Civil Liberties Union of Washin., P.o. Box 2728, Seattle, WA, 98111-2728, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Aclu of Washington.

Melissa R. Lee , Robert S. Chang , Seattle University School of Law, 901 12th Ave., Korematsu Center For Law & Equality, Seattle, WA, 98122-4411, for Amici Curiae on behalf of Amara, Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equity.

Merf Emerson Ehman , Columbia Legal Services, 101 Yesler Way Ste. 300, Seattle, WA, 98104-2528, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Columbia Legal Services.

Sara Anne Zier , TeamChild, P.o. Box 1512, Tacoma, WA, 98401-1512, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of TeamChild.

Colleen Shea-Brown , Legal Counsel For Youth and Children, P.o. Box 28629, Seattle, WA, 98118-8629, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Legal Counsel for Youth and Children.

Katherine George , Johnston George LLP, 2101 4th Ave. Ste. 860, Seattle, WA, 98121, for Amici Curiae on behalf of Allied Daily Newspaper, Investigatewest.

Casey Morgan Bruner , Maximillian Keith Archer , Witherspoon Kelley, 422 W. Riverside Ave. Ste. 1100, Spokane, WA, 99201-0300, Joan Kristine Mell , III Branches Law PLLC, 1019 Regents Blvd. Ste. 204, Fircrest, WA, 98466-6037, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington COAlition for Open Government.

¶1 We granted discretionary review in this case to address a concern about inconsistent practices among the three divisions of the Court of Appeals in creating case titles in dependency and termination proceedings.1 Inconsistency in the use of parties' names in such case titles has been an issue among...

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