MATHIEU v. DEP'T OF CHILDREN, YOUTH

No. 38190-1-III.

520 P.3d 1033 (2022)

Richard L. MATHIEU, as Litigation Guardian ad Litem for M.J. and A.J., minors, Appellant, v. State of Washington, DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES, and Yakima Valley Council on Alcoholism, PBC, aka Triumph Treatment Services, and Kai Martinez and Roberto Valladares, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 3.

Ordered Published Date November 22, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sidney Charlotte Tribe , Carney Badley Spellman, 701 5th Ave. Ste. 3600, Seattle, WA, 98104-7010, Bryan Gregory Smith , Tamaki Law Offices, 1340 N 16th Ave. Ste. C, Yakima, WA, 98902-7106, Vito R. De La Cruz , Attorney at Law, 14727 Se 132nd Ave., Clackamas, OR, 97015-8298, for Appellant.

Daniel John Judge , Office of the Attorney General of Washington, P.O. Box 40124, Olympia, WA, 98504-0126, William McGinty , Office of the Attorney General of Washington, 7141 Cleanwater Dr Sw, P.O. Box 40124, Olympia, WA, 98504-0124, Gerald Kobluk , KSB Litigation, P.S., 510 W Riverside Ave. Ste. 300, Spokane, WA, 99201-0515, for Respondents.


¶1 In December 2013, the Yakama Tribal Court returned twin seven-year-old children, A.J. and M.J., to their mother's care after a lifetime in foster care through a tribal court dependency serviced by the Washington State Department of Children, Youth & Families (Department). The mother had recently enrolled in the Parent-Child...

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