Legal Opinion
Aiken v. Aiken
Washington Supreme Court
Decided January 12, 2017No. 92631-0PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
González, J.
¶1 Trial courts must make difficult decisions when competing interests clash. In this case, a mother sought an emergency protection order to keep her soon-to-be ex-husband away from her and their children because, she alleged, he had abused them. The father denied the allegations and sought to cross-examine one of the daughters about her claim that he had repeatedly tried to suffocate her, among other things. Evidence was presented that the daughter was suicidal, was unable to confront her father, and would be significantly traumatized by this cross-examination. We must decide…
2Cases cited34 opinions
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- Troxel v. GranvilleSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Armstrong v. ManzoSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Department of Ecology v. Campbell & Gwinn, L.L.C.Washington Supreme Court · 2002
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