Legal Opinion
Rousseau v. Department of Social & Health Services
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided April 4, 2011No. 64711-3-IPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
¶1 On the second day of trial, John Charles Rousseau entered into a stipulation to terminate his parental rights to his son J.M.R. After an extensive colloquy, the court found Rousseau’s decision was knowing, intelligent, and voluntary, and entered the order terminating Rousseau’s parental rights to J.M.R. Rousseau appeals the order denying his CR 60(b) motion to vacate the stipulation and the order terminating his parental rights, *931arguing that the court did not have the statutory authority to accept the stipulation. We hold that the court had the authority to accept the stipulation in a…
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