California Court of Appeal

In a child dependency action, juvenile court order is affirmed where: 1) the court may, but is not required to, continue services for a noncustodial parent; and 2) the court did not abuse its discretion by terminating defendant's family maintenance services when placing the child with his mother and providing family maintenance services for her.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/24/2009
• Published 03/24/2009

Judges

• NARES, Acting P.J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Marsha Faith Levine, Irvine, CA, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Minor.


• For Appellees:
  
• Monica Vogelmann, Cooperstown, NY, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant., John S. Sansone, County Counsel, John E. Phillips, Chief Deputy County Counsel, and Paula J. Roach, Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent.