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· 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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