In Re The Adoption Of C.t.k.m.: Thomas Mcmahon v. Timothy & Tammy Dehnhoff

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON In the Matter of the Adoption of No. 73438-5-I C.T.K.M., D.O.B. 01/29/2009, DIVISION ONE oo; A minor child. UNPUBLISHED OPINION FILED: February 16, 2016 Trickey, J. — The Fourteenth Amendment's guarantee of equal protection • C*3 does not require the State to provide parents whose parental rights may be terminated through adoption proceedings with the same services the State provides to parents whose parental rights may be terminated through dependency proceedings. Similarly, the expanded protections afforded to incarcerated parents whose…