California Court of Appeal

Denial of grandparents and de facto parents' Welfare and Institutions Code section 388 petition seeking reinstatement of the child's placement in their home or, alternatively, liberal visitation, is reversed where the trial court, in reviewing the child's placement after parental rights are terminated, failed to assess plaintiff agency's post-termination placement within the context of the child's best interests.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/05/2006
• Published 06/05/2006

Judges

• McINTYRE, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

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


• For Appellees:
  
• Rich Pfeiffer, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, Orange, for Defendants and Appellants., John J. Sansome, County Counsel, Susan Strom, Chief Deputy County Counsel, and Gary C. Seiser, Deputy County Counsel, Plaintiff and Respondent.