State ex rel. Andrews v. Superior Court
State ex rel. Andrews v. Superior Court
Opinion of the Court
—On June 24th, 1922, a petition was filed in the juvenile department of the superior court of King county, alleging that Harry Andrews, a boy six years old, who then resided with his father and stepmother, was in need of the care and protection of the court. On July 28 following, a hearing was had and an order entered to the effect that the boy remain a ward of the court and that he be placed in a suitable home. On August 14, 1922, an order was entered giving the custody of the boy to his maternal grandmother, subject to the further order of the court. On August 28, Clarence Andrews, the father of the boy, filed a petition asking that the previous order be vacated and set aside and that the boy be returned to him. This petition was supported by affidavits. A hearing was had which resulted in an order denying
The question involved is of vital importance, it being the custody of a child. There are no facts before us which enable us to review the order. Upon oral argument, when the cause was presented, it was conceded that the father had a right in a habeas corpus proceeding to bring the matter again before the court. "While we cannot disturb, upon the present record, the order entered by the trial judge, it may be said that, in sustaining the order, it is without prejudice to the father’s right to bring any proper proceeding where the question as to whether the best interests of the child require that he be returned to his father and stepmother, or that he remain temporarily with his maternal grandmother, can be determined and a proper record made which will furnish a basis for review in this court if the matter should be brought here.
The order refusing to vacate will be affirmed without prejudice to the right to institute another proceeding.
Parker, C. J., Bridges, Mackintosh, and Hovey, JJ., concur.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- The State of Washington, on the Relation of Clarence Andrews v. The Superior Court for King County, King Dykeman, Judge
- Status
- Published