Sigurdson v. Department of Social & Health Services

¶1 Pacing the possible involuntary termination of her parental rights through a dependency termination *909proceeding, Carmen Sigurdson decided to voluntarily relinquish her rights to the Department of Social and Health Services (Department) in exchange for an open adoption arrangement. After a court commissioner approved the agreement, Sigurdson changed her mind and sought to revoke her consent to the relinquishment and adoption. She argued that duress exerted by her mother justified revocation. Interpreting the duress provision under RCW 26.33-.160, the commissioner denied her motion,…