California Court of Appeal

Defendant-father's right to equal protection was violated when the trial court denied him reunification services based on his status as a biological father, and the court should have offered reunification services since doing so was in the child's best interest.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/15/2005
• Published 03/15/2005

Judges

• HUFFMAN, Acting P.J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

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


• For Appellees:
  
• Linda Rehm, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant., John J. Sansone, County Counsel, Susan Strom, Chief Deputy County Counsel, and Lisa Maldonado, Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent.