California Court of Appeal

Order terminating father's parental rights to his then two-year-old son is reversed as the juvenile court's error in appointing a guardian ad litem without inquiring about father's competence and explaining the purpose of the appointment was a structural error.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/08/2007
• Published 01/08/2007

Judges

• JOHNSON, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Ellen Forman Obstler, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant., Raymond G. Fortner, Jr., County Counsel, Larry Cory, Assistant County Counsel, and Frank DaVanzo, Principal Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent.