KATARE v. KATARE

No. 85591-9.

283 P.3d 546 (2012)

175 Wn.2d 23

In the Matter of the Marriage of Lynette KATARE, Respondent, v. Brajesh KATARE, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided August 16, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory Mann Miller , James Elliot Lobsenz , Carney Badley Spellman PS, Seattle, WA, for Petitioner.

Gordon W. Wilcox , Gordon W. Wilcox, Inc., P.S., Catherine Wright Smith , Smith Goodfriend PS, Valerie A. Villacin , Smith Goodfriend PS, Seattle, WA, for Respondent.

Lorraine K. Bannai , Seattle University School of Law, Keith Andre Talbot , Patterson Buchanan Fobes Leitch & Kalzer, David A. Perez , Perkins Coie LLP, Seattle, WA, Huyen-lam Q. Nguyen-Bull , Redmond, WA, amicus counsel for Asian Bar Association, Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law, Vietnamese American Bar Association of Washington, and Pacific Northwest District of the Japanese American Citizens League.

Nancy Lynn Talner , Arnold Reagan Jin , Attorneys at Law, Seattle, WA, amicus counsel for American Civil Liberties Union.


J.M. JOHNSON, J.

¶ 1 This case concerns a marriage dissolution and foreign travel restrictions imposed as part of a parenting plan under RCW 26.09.191(3). The restrictions were imposed by the trial court based on evidence that the father made threats to abscond with his children to India.1 The father denies making such threats and claims the restrictions are not supported by the trial court's findings. He further argues the court...

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