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California Court of Appeal


TERESA J. v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF SACRAMENTO COUNTY (D.J.), C039786

A birth parent may relinquish a dependent child to a private adoption agency, subject to the juvenile court's power to limit the parent's control over the child.

Appellate Information

  • Decided 09/24/2002
  • Published 09/25/2002

Judges

  • MORRISON, J.

Court

  • California Court of Appeal

Counsel

  • For Appellant:
  •  Eisen & Johnston, Law Corporation, Jay-Allen Eisen, Marian M. Johnston;  and Thomas Volk, Sacramento, for Petitioners., Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Charlton G. Holland, III, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Frank S. Furtek and Theodore Garelis, Deputy Attorneys General for Department of Social Services., Robert A. Ryan, Jr., County Counsel (Sacramento), Diana Ruiz, Deputy County Counsel, for Department of Health and Human Services., Elliot K. Sevier for V.F. and B.F.;   and Michael B. Hansell for D.J., the minor, Real Parties in Interest.

  • For Appellees:
  • No appearance for Respondent.
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