In the Matter of the Custody of: SA-M

FILED JUNE 15, 2021 In the Office of the Clerk of Court WA State Court of Appeals, Division III IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON DIVISION THREE In the Matter of the Custody of ) ) No. 37108-5-III SA-M, ) ) ) PUBLISHED OPINION STAAB, J. — In 2016, Karina Morales-Rodriguez was murdered at her work. At the time of her death, Ms. Morales-Rodriguez was living with and engaged to the petitioner, Gabriel Pinon. Their blended family included SA-M, Ms. Morales-Rodriguez’s five-year-old daughter from her prior relationship with the respondent, Jose Luis Alvarez. Shortly after Ms.…