Gladin v. Department of Social & Health Services

¶32 (dissenting) — Terminating parental rights is a drastic remedy. While in this type of case the parent will likely never be able to provide his or her child *660with the needed care, few people have the skills or means necessary to adequately care for a child with such severe disabilities. This deficiency should not be a deciding factor in whether parental rights are terminated.

¶33 Moreover, RCW 13.34.180(l)(f) is about stability for the child. Courts have applied subsection (l)(f) in two contexts, neither of which applies here. The first is where the parent provides a destabilizing influence…