Legal Opinion
Department of Social & Health Services v. Rhyne
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided August 27, 2001No. 46767-1-IPublishedCited by 102 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEllington, J.
In proceedings to terminate parental rights, the trial court made the statutory findings required for termination but determined a guardianship, rather than termination, was in the best interests of the child. Some 14 months later, after the guardianship proved impossible, the court ordered termination. Although the court held no additional evidentiary hearing before ordering termination, due process was satisfied under the circumstances here. Substantial evidence supports the court’s findings, and we affirm.
BACKGROUND
When Velma Rhyne’s third child, T.R., was bom in February 1993, both mother…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Stanley v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Lassiter v. Department of Social Servs. of Durham Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
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3Cited by102 opinions
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