Legal Opinion
Raven v. Department of Social & Health Services
Washington Supreme Court
Decided July 18, 2013No. 87483-2PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStephens, J.
¶1 The Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) made a finding of neglect against guardian Resa Raven based on events that took place during Raven’s guardianship of Ida, an elderly incapacitated person.1 Raven challenges this finding, which the Court of Appeals affirmed. Raven v. Dep’t of Soc. & Health Servs., 167 Wn. App. 446, 273 P.3d 1017 (2012). We reverse the Court of Appeals and hold that a guardian’s good-faith determination that her ward opposes nursing home placement cannot be the basis for a finding of neglect in light of the legislature’s clear mandate against placing…
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