California Court of Appeal

Juvenile court's order denying a father reunification services with his son and placing the son with his mother under the supervision of the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services is affirmed as, contrary to the father's claim that he was entitled to reunification services under section 361.5 as a matter of law, there is no statute or case specifically addressing the issue of whether a former custodial parent is entitled to reunification services under section 361.5 at the time of the disposition hearing when the child is placed with the other custodial parent, and as such, under these circumstances, reunification services are not mandated under section 361.5.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/16/2010
• Published 11/16/2010

Judges

• MALLANO

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Darlene Azevedo Kelly, Andrea Sheridan Ordin