California Court of Appeal

The juvenile court did not lack jurisdiction to dismiss a dependency case, did not apply the wrong test for determining whether a child should be returned to the mother's care, and did not erroneously restrain the mother from telling the child that a presumed father is not the biological father.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/26/2003
• Published 09/26/2003

Judges

• HAERLE, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Diane A. Bellas, Public Defender and Joy Ricardo, Assistant Public Defender, for Minor.


• For Appellees:
  
•  Janet H. Saalfield under appointment by the Court of Appeal, Sausalito, Counsel for Defendant and Appellant., Frank H. Free under appointment by the Court of Appeal, Counsel for Defendant and Respondent., Richard E. Winnie, County Counsel, Grace Fongmei Tam, Deputy County Counsel, Counsel for Plaintiff and Respondent.