California Court of Appeal

The juvenile court's grant of de facto parent status to the foster parents is reversed on the ground that California does not have subject matter jurisdiction of the dependency proceeding since the birth parents are residents of Tijuana.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/28/2005
• Published 06/28/2005

Judges

• McDONALD, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Mary Elizabeth Handy, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Minor.


• For Appellees:
  
• Michael D. Randall, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant Jorge C., Karen J. Dodd, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant Perla A., John J. Sansone, County Counsel, Susan Strom and Katharine R. Bird, Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent.