In re the Marriage of King

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C. Johnson, J.

This case involves the issue of whether an indigent parent has a constitutional right, primarily under the Washington State Constitution, to appointment of counsel at public expense in a dissolution proceeding. The constitutional claims are primarily based on article I, section 3; article I, section 10; and article I, section 12 of the Washington State Constitution. During a five day trial, the appellant, Brenda Kang, acted pro se and the respondent, Michael King, was represented by counsel. *382At the trial’s conclusion, the superior court entered a parenting plan granting…