California Court of Appeal

An order terminating parental rights is affirmed, as 1) substantial evidence supports the lower court's determination that the sibling bond exception does not apply, and 2) a contention as to a child's adoptability is not ripe for review.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/23/2002
• Published 12/23/2002

Judges

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Sylvia L. Paoli, La Mirada, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for the Minors.


• For Appellees:
  
•  Kathleen Murphy Mallinger, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant., Benjamin P. de Mayo, County Counsel, and Mark R. Howe, Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent.