Todd v. Superior Court

The petitioner herein describes the instant matter as a “ ‘finish fight’ by a Mother to save her child *588from being permanently taken from her.” Cast in less emotional tones, this child custody matter is before the court on a writ of certiorari granted on the petition of the mother of Deborah (Debra) Ann Todd. We granted the writ in order to review an order of the juvenile court declaring Deborah, a 13-year-old girl, to be a dependent child. The order further provided that the mother be deprived of custody, and that custody of the child would remain with the Washington State Department of…