California Court of Appeal

Juvenile court's orders terminating defendants' parental rights as to their two children are affirmed where: 1) the mother received adequate notice; 2) since the child was detained shortly after her birth and considered her foster parents to be her parents, the exception to adoption does not apply to either minor; 3) lacking evidence of a substantial bond or that termination of parental rights would substantially interfere with whatever bond existed, it was not an abuse of discretion for the juvenile court to terminate parental rights; and 4) there was no violation of the father's right to discharge retained counsel.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/20/2010
• Published 09/09/2010

Judges

• CANTIL-SAKAUYE

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Carolyn S. Hurley, Robert A. Ryan