In re Custody of B.M.H.

FILE IN CLE:FlKS OFFICE SUPREME COURT, STATE OF WASHINGTON DATE !~OV 2 'l 2013 ?Xackn. c CHIEF JUSTICE f IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON ) In the Matter of the Custody of B .M.H. ) No. 86895-6-' ) MICHAELHOLT, ) ) Respondent, ) ) EnBanc v. ) ) LAURIE HOLT, ) ) Filed Nil\/ 2 7 1'0!:-i Petitioner. ) GONZALEZ, J.-B.M.H.'s natural father died six months before he was born. His mother's former boyfriend, Michael Holt, was present at B.M.H.'s birth and, shortly afterward, married his mother, Laurie Holt. Mr. Holt has petitioned for third party custody under chapter 26.10 RCW or,…