California Court of Appeal

IN RE KAREN C., B151911

A woman's admission that she is not a child's biological mother does not necessarily overcome the presumption of motherhood, which flows from her taking the child into her home and raising him/her as her own child.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/03/2002
• Published 09/03/2002

Judges

•  NOTT, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  John L. Dodd, Tustin, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Lloyd W. Pellman, County Counsel, and Lois D. Timnick, Deputy County Counsel, for Respondent.