California Court of Appeal

Orders denying petitions for modification under Welfare and Institutions Code section 388 and order terminating parental rights under section 366.26 are reversed where the juvenile court has jurisdiction to review the social services agency's denial of a criminal records exemption for abuse of discretion.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/07/2008
• Published 08/07/2008

Judges

• McINTYRE, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Donna Balderston Kaiser, Baltimore, MD, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Appellant and Defendant, Laura C., Julie E. Braden, San Diego, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Appellant and Defendant, Esperanza C., John J. Sansone, County Counsel, John E. Philips, Chief Deputy County Counsel and Gary C. Seiser, Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent.