California Court of Appeal

Under Welfare and Institutions Code 366.26(k)), the "preference" for the caretaker family applies only to preference in processing an adoption application and does not automatically grant adoption to the caretaker family.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/28/2001
• Published 11/28/2001

Judges

• COOPER, J.*

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Lloyd W. Pellman, County Counsel, and Judith A. German, Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Appellant., Vincent W. Davis for Movants and Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Van Deusen, Youmans and Walmsley and Robert R. Walmsley, Santa Ana, for Objectors and Respondents.