California Court of Appeal

Juvenile court order terminating parental rights is affirmed where the court did not abuse its discretion in declining to find an exception to termination of parental rights based on the minor's tribe identification of guardianship as the permanent plan for the minor, as the court is not obligated to adopt the permanent plan designated by a child's tribe without conducting an independent assessment of detriment, and there were no appropriate families that were willing to assume guardianship of the minor.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/14/2009
• Published 07/14/2009

Judges

• SIMS, Acting P.J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Nicole Williams, under appointment by the Court of Appeal for Defendant and Appellant., Robert A. Ryan, Jr., County Counsel, and Scott M. Fera, Deputy County Counsel for Plaintiff and Respondent.