California Court of Appeal

Putative father who took Kiana A. into his home, held her out as his natural child, provided necessities of life and acted toward her as a parent, entitled to presumptive father status under Family Code 7612 (b) against putative biological father who never met the child.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/19/2001
• Published 11/19/2001

Judges

• KLEIN, P.J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
•  Tyna Thall Orren, Pasadena, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant., Lloyd W. Pellman, County Counsel, Lois D. Timnick, Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent.