Washington Statewide Organization of Stepparents v. Smith

In this class action, the appellants ask the court to hold that the provisions of RCW 26.16.205 and *56526.20.0301 do not apply to those members of the class who were married prior to 1969 when these statutes were amended to impose a duty of support upon stepparents; and a further holding that in any event the statutes are unconstitutional because public assistance regulations promulgated pursuant to them deny equal protection of the laws to the members of the class.2 The trial court, after hearing and entering findings of fact and conclusions of law, dismissed the action with prejudice. We agreed…