California Court of Appeal

Under Welf. and Inst. Code section 355.1, a parent's status as a registered sex offender constitutes a prima facie showing that his minor child is at substantial risk of abuse or neglect under Welf. and Inst. Code section 300 even if parent does not have custody of child.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/08/2001
• Published 05/08/2001

Judges

•  CALLAHAN, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
•  S. Lynne Klein, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant., Jan Scully, District Attorney, and Richard Haig Yenovkian, Deputy District Attorney, for Plaintiff and Respondent.