California Court of Appeal

Under Welfare and Institutions Code section 366.26(c)(4) and the constitutional prohibition against delegating judicial duties, a juvenile court could not delegate to legal guardians the decision whether visits would occur, or the complete discretion to determine the time, place, and manner of any visits.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/12/2002
• Published 11/14/2002

Judges

• MOSK, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Kathleen Murphy Mallinger, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant., Lloyd W. Pellman, County Counsel, Gary P. Gross, Senior Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent.