Daves v. Nastos

(concurring) — I concur. Heretofore, the law dealing with "children born out of wedlock" was called a "filiation proceedings", former RCW 26.24, or "bastardy proceedings", State v. Taylor, 39 Wn.2d 751, 238 P.2d 1189 (1951) and was intended only to resolve the questions of paternity, expenses of confinement and support of the unwanted child. The Uniform Parentage Act, RCW 26.26 adopted in 1976 was a significant step forward in recognizing that such children are not necessarily unwanted and must have the same protection, care and nurturing as those whose parents have a different legal…