California Court of Appeal

Counsel's failure to raise the issue of inadequate notice of dependency hearings in a timely fashion, and failure to seek to have defendant named as a presumed father, rose to the level of ineffective assistance of counsel; thus, judgment terminating parental rights vacated.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/23/2002
• Published 10/23/2002

Judges

•  HUFFMAN, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Suzanne F. Evans, San Diego, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Minor.


• For Appellees:
  
•  Joseph T. Tavano, San Diego, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant and for Petitioner., John J. Sansone, County Counsel, Susan Strom, Chief Deputy County Counsel, and Gary C. Seiser, Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent.