California Court of Appeal

Sacramento County family court order terminating biological father's parental rights to allow the stepfather to adopt minor children is reversed where the Yolo Superior Court was the first court to exercise jurisdiction over the matter of custody, thus retaining exclusive jurisdiction, and precluding the Sacramento Superior Court from exercising jurisdiction over this matter.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/26/2007
• Published 10/26/2007

Judges

• NICHOLSON, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Gibson Appellate Law Services and Jennifer A. Gibson, for Defendant and Appellant., Frank E. Dougherty, for Plaintiff and Respondent.