California Court of Appeal

In juvenile dependency proceedings terminating a father's parental rights to his infant son, trial court's denial of a petition for relative placement brought by the child's paternal grandparents is affirmed as a parent does not have appellate standing to challenge an order denying a relative placement request once a permanency planning hearing is pending unless the parent can show his or her interest in the child's companionship, custody, management and care is, rather than may be, "injuriously affected" by the court's decision.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/27/2010
• Published 04/27/2010

Judges

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Monica Vogelmann, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant., Peter Moock, County Counsel, and Johannah Hartley, Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent.