Jackson v. State

Petitioner, Margaret Green Jackson, seeks review by certiorari of an order of the Pierce County Superior Court permanently depriving her of parental custody of her minor children, Angel Lynn Green and Justine Lorraine Green, upon a finding of the children’s dependency, as defined in RCW 13.04.010(1), (2), (3), and (8).

The petitioner seeks a new deprivation hearing on two grounds. (1) She argues that the court erred in ordering her to undergo psychiatric examinations when her mental condition was not “in controversy” and “good cause” was not advanced therefor, as required by Superior Court…