Aiken v. Aiken

This opinion was filed for record .df:oo 4¥\t\ on--la.n 1272.6' ll ~~~~ SUSAN L. CARLSON SUPREME COURT CLERK IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON CYNTHIA L. AIKEN, ) ) No. 92631-0 Respondent, ) ) EnBanc v. ) ) Filed JAN 1 2 2017 DAVID W. AIKEN, ) ) Petitioner. ) ) GONZALEZ, J.-Trial courts must make difficult decisions when competing interests clash. In this case, a mother sought an emergency protection order to keep her soon-to-be ex-husband away from her and their children because, she alleged, he had abused them. The father denied the allegations and sought to cross-examine one…