Legal Opinion
Petcu v. State
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided March 30, 2004No. 29415-0-IIPublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHoughton, J.
Michael Petcu appeals from a summary judgment order dismissing his claims arising from the removal of his children from his care. We affirm.
*42FACTS
Petcu is the biological father of two girls, A.E.P., born on November 22, 1987, and W.M.P., born on February 6, 1990. Petcu and his wife, Elizabeth, separated in 1991 and Petcu kept custody of the children. The children also spent time with child-care providers.
For the first year and one-half following the Petcus’ separation, Alice Eccelston and her husband provided day care for the children. The Eccelstons did not observe any sexualized behavior by…
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3Cited by16 opinions
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