Legal Opinion
Costanich v. Department of Social & Health Services
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided January 29, 2007No. 57214-8-IPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
¶1 Kathie Costanich and her husband, Ken, were foster parents devoted to caring for some of the neediest and most difficult foster children in the system. Costanich’s foster home received accolades from the state, but she also regularly used profanity, sometimes swearing around her foster children. The Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) found that Costanich’s language *552was emotionally abusive and revoked her foster care license. Both the administrative law judge (ALJ) and the superior court disagreed, concluding that Costanich’s language did not constitute emotional abuse and did…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Pierce v. UnderwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Tapper v. Employment Security DepartmentWashington Supreme Court · 1993
- Moreman v. ButcherWashington Supreme Court · 1995
- State Ex Rel. Lige & Wm. B. Dickson Co. v. County of PierceCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1992
- COBRA ROOFING SERVICE, INC. v. Department of Labor & IndustriesCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2004
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Costanich v. DEPT. OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICESCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2010
- Kabbae v. Department of Social & Health ServicesCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2008
- Kabbae v. DEPART. OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SER.Court of Appeals of Washington · 2008
- Costanich v. Department of Social & Health ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2010
- Costanich v. DEPT. OF SOC. & HEALTH SERVS.Court of Appeals of Washington · 2007
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