Legal Opinion
In re the Parental Rights to K.M.M.
Washington Supreme Court
Decided September 8, 2016No. 91757-4PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtYu, J.
¶1 This case requires us to determine whether parental rights may be terminated where a father is unable to parent his child due to a lack of attachment and continuing the parent-child relationship will be detrimental to the child’s emotional development and mental well-being.
*472¶2 The child has been in foster care since she was six and a half years old. She was removed from her biological parents’ custody in 2009 because their serious substance abuse problems resulted in a neglectful home environment. She was 11 years old at the time of trial in 2013 and will be 14 years old this coming August.…
2Cases cited37 opinions
- Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- In Re Welfare of SegoWashington Supreme Court · 1973
- In Re Welfare of ABWashington Supreme Court · 2010
- Salas v. Department of Social & Health ServicesWashington Supreme Court · 2010
- Department of Social & Health Services v. JonesWashington Supreme Court · 1995
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3Cited by72 opinions
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- Charles Peiffer v. Pro-Cut Concrete Cutting and Breaking, Inc.Court of Appeals of Washington · 2018
- Franks v. State (In re M.-A.F.-S.)Court of Appeals of Washington · 2018
- In re Welfare of M.B.Washington Supreme Court · 2020
- Heather R. v. Mark R. (In Re K.R.)Nebraska Supreme Court · 2019
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