California Court of Appeal

Order requiring child to submit to drug testing upon request by staff of a group home where the child resides is affirmed as the juvenile court has the authority to order a child who acknowledges a prior drug-abuse problem to submit to a drug test, and that authority is consistent with the child's fundamental right of privacy.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/18/2006
• Published 07/18/2006

Judges

• PERLUSS, P.J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Martha A. Matthews, Los Angeles, for Petitioner., Raymond G. Fortner, Jr., County Counsel, Larry Cory and Liana Serobian, Assistant County Counsel, for Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services, Real Party in Interest.


• For Appellees:
  
• No appearance for Respondent.