California Court of Appeal

Before appointment of a guardian ad litem for a parent in a Welfare and Institutions Code section 300 proceeding, the parent-s right to due process requires an informal hearing and an opportunity for the parent to be heard.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/14/2001
• Published 03/14/2001

Judges

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
•  Colin J. Heran, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, Sacramento, for Defendant and Appellant., B.C. Barmann, Sr., County Counsel, and Mark L. Nations, Chief Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent.