Legal Opinion
Salas v. Department of Social & Health Services
Washington Supreme Court
Decided June 10, 2010No. 80759-1PublishedCited by 108 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Morgan, J.*
¶1 The trial court granted the State’s petition to terminate the parent-child relationship between Rogelio Salas and his daughter, A.B. The Court of Appeals affirmed by unpublished opinion. In re Welfare of A.B., 140 Wn. App. 1024 (2007). We granted Salas’ motion for discretionary review. In re Welfare of A.B., 164 Wn.2d 1001, 192 P.3d 368 (2008). Salas now argues (1) that he has a due process right not to have his relationship with his natural child terminated unless the trial court first finds that he, at the time of trial, is currently unfit to be a parent; (2) that the trial…
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