In the MATTER OF the DEPENDENCY OF A.M.F., a minor child.
Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued January 26, 2023.
Filed March 30, 2023.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Maureen Marie Cyr , Washington Appellate Project, 1511 3rd Ave. Ste. 610, Seattle, WA, 98101-3647, for Petitioner(s).
Kelly L. Taylor , WA Attorney General's Office, 800 5th Ave. Ste. 2000, Seattle, WA, 98104-3188, Emma Sarah Grunberg , WA Attorney General's Office, P. O. Box 40100, Olympia, WA, 98504-0100, for Respondent(s).
Kathleen Carney Martin , Dependency CASA Program, 401 4th Ave. N., 3rd Fl., Kent, WA, 98032-4429, for Guardian(s) Ad Litem.
Tara Urs , Anita Khandelwal , King County Dept. of Public Defense, 710 2nd Ave. Ste. 200, Seattle, WA, 98104-1703, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of King County Dept. of Public Defense.
D'Adre Beth Cunningham , Washington Defender Association, 810 Third Avenue, Suite 258, Seattle, WA, 98104, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of WA Defender Association.
Nancy Lynn Talner , ACLU of Washington, P. O. Box 2728, Seattle, WA, 98111-2728, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of ACLU of Washington.
Amelia Sarah Watson , WA Office of Public Defense, 711 Capitol Way S. Ste. 106, Olympia, WA, 98501-1293, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington State Office of Public Defense.
González, C.J.
¶1 This case involves three important principles: the State's obligation to protect an at-risk child, the parent's right to parent their child, and the constitutional prohibition on coercing testimony in criminal cases.
¶2 Under our constitution, "[n]o person... shall be compelled in any criminal case to be...
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