In re Welfare of B.P.

Supreme Court Clerk IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON In the Matter of the Parental Rights to B.P. NO. 91925-9 (DOB 7/8/11) STATE OF WASHINGTON, ENBANC DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL & HEALTH SERVICES, JU_L_2_8_20_16_ Filed _ _ Respondent, v. H.O. (Mother), Petitioner. GORDON McCLOUD, I.-Petitioner H.O. asks us to reverse the Court of Appeals' decision affirming the termination of her parental rights. She argues that the State failed to prove two prerequisites to termination, one statutory and one constitutional. The statutory prerequisite is codified at RCW 13.34.180(1)(d); it requires…