· 7/8/1993
In Re the Marriage of Kovacs
Citations
- 854 P.2d 629
- 121 Wash. 2d 795
- 1993 Wash. LEXIS 141
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- noting that the “remarks of... a prime sponsor and drafter of the bill” can assist in determining legislative intent
- noting that the \remarks of ... a prime sponsor and drafter of the bill\ can assist in determining legislative intent
- tracing history of the Parenting Act over several years of proposed legislation and considering legislative history from those prior bills
- only ambiguous legislation is subject to judicial interpretation; ambiguity exists if the legislation is subject to more than one reasonable interpretation
- \the statements of individual lawmakers and others before the Senate Judiciary Committee cannot be used to conclusively establish the intent of the Legislature as a whole\
- while suggestive, the statements of individual lawmakers and others before the Senate Judiciary Committee cannot be used to conclusively establish the intent of the legislature as a whole
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Judges: Andersen
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