Legal Opinion
Goldsmith v. Department of Social & Health Services
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided July 17, 2012No. 42070-8-IIPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtArmstrong, J.
¶1 Thomas Goldsmith III appeals the conclusion of the Department of Social and Health Services (Department) Board of Appeals (Board), as affirmed by the superior court, that he mentally abused his father, a vulnerable adult. Goldsmith argues that the Department lost jurisdiction over this action after his father died and that the Board erred in affirming the Department’s abuse finding. Because the Department did not lose jurisdiction when Goldsmith’s father died, and the Department’s mental abuse finding is supported by the law and facts, we affirm.
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¶2 In April 2008, Thomas Goldsmith Sr.…
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