Legal Opinion
Barrett v. Barrett
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided April 29, 2008No. 25303-1-IIIPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Stephens, J.*
¶1 Dan Barrett Jr. and Carrie Barrett filed a petition for nonparental custody of BJB and BNB, Dan Jr.’s siblings. Dan Barrett Sr. opposed the petition. The court entered a finding of adequate cause and set the matter for hearing. After a hearing, the court granted the petition and limited Dan Sr.’s visitation until specified conditions were met. The court also imposed a child support obligation and attorney fees. Claiming the court erred in all these matters, Dan Sr. appeals. We affirm custody and visitation. We reverse the court’s fee award and remand for a redetermination of…
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