California Court of Appeal

The superior court's judgment terminating parental rights is reversed where, although the court had emergency jurisdiction over the child under Family Code section 3424(a) at the time of the detention, the father was not properly served under the Hague Service Convention, and the case must be remanded to determine whether the Juvenile Court had continuing subject matter jurisdiction.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/20/2003
• Published 10/20/2003

Judges

•  AARON, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Linda M. Fabian, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Minor.


• For Appellees:
  
•  Michael D. Randall, Los Angeles, and Roni Keller, Newbury Park, under appointments by the Court of Appeal, for Defendants and Appellants., John J. Sansone, County Counsel, Susan Strom, Chief Deputy County Counsel, and Gary C. Seiser, Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent.