Department of Social & Health Services v. Jones

Supreme Court of Washington · Decided 1995-11-09

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Johnson, J. (dissenting) — The due process clause of the United States Constitution requires that in a proceeding to permanently terminate parental rights the State must prove a child’s parent unfit by "clear, cogent, and convincing evidence” in order to terminate that parent’s rights to the child. The United States Supreme Court has been very clear. Using the three-part balancing test originally set forth in Mathews v. Eldrid…

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