In Re Matter of Trust of Kelly
Mar 31, 2011OUTCOME: $1.6 million dollar judgment on summary motion
Suit for breach of fiduciary duty
Everett, WA
Litigation Lawyer at Everett, WA
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OUTCOME: $1.6 million dollar judgment on summary motion
Suit for breach of fiduciary duty
OUTCOME: Erosion of all further visitation rights for grandparents
Litigation concerned grandparent rights in the State of Washington. The ruling determined that otherwise fit parents constitutional rights to autonomous decisions regarding relationships for their chil ... dren is not overcome by a best interests test that a court may otherwise employ, notwithstanding a long term beneficial relationship the child enjoyed with her grandmother.