California Court of Appeal

Under Family Code section 7631, a biological father that defeats the presumption of paternity against the mother's husband must still show that retention of his parental rights to the child is in the child's best interest where the mother puts the child up for adoption.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/11/2001
• Published 12/11/2001

Judges

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Jeffrey W. Doeringer, Huntington Beach, for Plaintiff, Appellant and for Real Party in Interest Mark L.


• For Appellees:
  
• Kevin B. Gibbs, for Defendant and Respondent and for Real Party in Interest Marci S., Van Deusen, Youmans and Walmsley, Ted R. Youmans, Santa Ana, John L. Dodd, Tustin, and Lisa A. DiGrazia, for Interveners and Respondents, and for Petitioners.