California Court of Appeal

Declaratory relief is available in juvenile court if there is an actual controversy between the parties as required under the law. Thus, the juvenile court has the authority to grant declaratory relief in a case wherein it is alleged that a child welfare agency has a policy of untimely filing supplemental petitions in contravention of statutory requirements.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/02/2008
• Published 06/02/2008

Judges

• HUFFMAN, Acting P.J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Andrea R. St. Julian, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, San Diego, for Movants and Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Ralph Cordova, Jr., County Counsel, Gustavo A. Roman, Senior Deputy County Counsel, Liza Barraza, and Geoffrey P. Holbrook, Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent., Maryann M. Milcetic, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Respondent, J.E., Konrad S. Lee, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, Riverside, for Defendant and Respondent, Eric O.