Lana Walker v. Warren Riley

FILED NOVEMBER 2, 2021 In the Office of the Clerk of Court WA State Court of Appeals, Division III IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON DIVISION THREE LANA WALKER, ) ) No. 37690-7-III Appellant, ) ) v. ) ) WARREN RILEY, ) PUBLISHED OPINION TOSCANINI BIRCH,† ) ) Respondents. ) STAAB, J. — After taking care of her granddaughter, E.L. for 13 years, Lana Walker filed a petition for de facto parentage. Walker’s daughter, Toscanini Birch, E.L.’s mother, disputed the petition. A superior court commissioner found that Walker did not have standing to pursue a de facto parentage petition…