California Court of Appeal

The Interstate Compact on Placement of Children, Fam. Code 7900 et seq., does not prevent a California court from ordering visitation between a dependent child and his non-custodial parent where a previous ICPC evaluation found the parent's home unsuitable for placement.

Appellate Information

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

Judges

• PARRILLI, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Richard E. Winnie, County Counsel, County of Alameda, Calvin C. James, Assistant County Counsel, for Appellant Alameda County Social Services Agency.


• For Appellees:
  
• Donna Furth, by appointment of the Court of Appeal under the First DistrictAppellate Project'sIndependent Case Program, San Francisco, for Respondent Emmanuel R.:  (Minor)., Diane Bellas, Public Defender, County of Alameda;  Jennifer Turk;  C. Joy Ricardo, for Respondent Beatrice R.:  (Mother)., Janet G. Sherwood, by appointment of the Court of Appeal under the First DistrictAppellate Project'sIndependent Case Program, Corte Madera, for Respondent Elijah R.:  (Father).