Legal Opinion

In re the Welfare of L.N.B.-L.

Court of Appeals of Washington

Decided August 3, 2010No. Nos. 38850-2-II; 38854-5-IIPublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtPenoyak, C.J.

¶1 JB-L and KL, the mother and father, respectively, of four-year-old LNB-L and three-year-old ADB-L,1 appeal the juvenile court’s order terminating their parental rights. LNB-L and ADB-L each qualify as an “Indian child” under the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (ICWA).2 JB-L and KL assign error to several findings of fact and conclusions of law, and they assert that the Department of Social and Health Services (Department) *223failed to establish several elements of RCW 13.34.180(1)3 and ICWA. The parents raise numerous other arguments, including the Department’s alleged failure to provide…

2Cases cited42 opinions

  1. North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  3. Department of Ecology v. Campbell & Gwinn, L.L.C.Washington Supreme Court · 2002
  4. State, Dept. of Ecology v. Campbell & GwinnWashington Supreme Court · 2002
  5. Cowiche Canyon Conservancy v. BosleyWashington Supreme Court · 1992

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3Cited by26 opinions

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