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· 1/24/2002

In Re Guardianship of Karan

Citations

  • 38 P.3d 396

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • determining, under the Trask factors, that an attorney retained by a guardian owes a duty of care to the ward
  • determining, under the Trask factors, that an attorney retained by a guardian owes a duty of care to the ward
  • stating that \the legitimate interests of the guardian here are inseparable from those of the ward\ in holding that attorneys owed duties to wards to make sure that guardians complied with statutes requiring bonds or blocked accounts
  • stating that \the legitimate interests of the guardian here are inseparable from those of the ward\ in holding that attorneys owed duties to wards to make sure that guardians complied with statutes requiring bonds or blocked accounts
  • in matters involving the welfare of minors, the courts assume a particular duty to protect the wards' interests
  • in matters involving the welfare of minors, the courts assume a particular duty to protect the wards’ interests (citing Durham v. Moe, 80 Wn. App. 88, 91, 906 P.2d 986 (1995))

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Judges: Sweeney

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