Burrell v. Department of Social & Health Services

This case involves termination of a mother’s parental rights in one of her children. The primary issue is whether the allegation in RCW 13.34.180(6) has been proven. That section requires the State to prove that continuation of the parent-child relationship clearly diminishes the child’s prospects for early integration into a stable and permanent home. Among other things, the mother claims that the child was in a guardianship prior to termination and that the State’s plan is to continue the guardianship following termination. She argues RCW 13.34.180(6) cannot be satisfied in these…