California Court of Appeal

Denial of noncustodial father's request to place son with him in another state is reversed where the court erred by finding that son's placement with father would be detrimental within the meaning of Welfare and Institutions Code section 361.2, abused its discretion by denying father's request for a continuance of the dispositional hearing pending completion of a home evaluation through the ICPC process, and erred by concluding that an ICPC report was required before placing son with father.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/16/2006
• Published 08/16/2006

Judges

• McINTYRE, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Suzanne F. Evans, San Diego, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Minor.


• For Appellees:
  
• Patti L. Dikes, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant., John J. Sansone, County Counsel, John E. Philips, Chief Deputy County Counsel, and J. Jeffrey Bitticks, Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent.