Legal Opinion
In Re the Welfare of Akers
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided March 5, 1979No. 6011-1PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDore, J.
Melinda Heard appeals from an order permanently depriving her of all parental rights to her children.
Issues
1. Whether the parent's constitutional right of due process was violated by the court interviewing the children and taking testimony from a caseworker outside of court which evidence was not subject to cross-examination or rebuttal testimony which apparently the trial court used in making its decision ordering permanent deprivation.
2. Whether a trial judge may consider evidence of the adoptability of children in making his decision in a deprivation hearing.
Facts
On September 12, 1975, a…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Meyer v. NebraskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Ginsberg v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- May v. AndersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- In Re Welfare of SegoWashington Supreme Court · 1973
- In Re the Welfare of LuscierWashington Supreme Court · 1974
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3Cited by7 opinions
- In Re the Welfare of HallWashington Supreme Court · 1983
- Department of Social & Health Services v. MoseleyCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1983
- In Re Dependency of Penelope B.Washington Supreme Court · 1985
- In Re the Welfare of McGeeCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1984
- In Re the Welfare of ClarkCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1980
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