California Court of Appeal

On a petition to establish a parental relationship with a minor, the trial court's order finding, that the appellant had failed to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that she was a presumed parent under the Uniform Parentage Act (UPA), is reversed and remanded, where: 1) the trial court misapplied the UPA to the facts of the case by considering facts irrelevant to determining the appellant's commitment to the minor; and 2) it was necessary to remand the matter to allow the trial court to exercise its discretion with a clear understanding of the law and determine whether the appellant held out the minor to be her natural child.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/19/2012
• Published 01/19/2012

Judges

• Raye

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Chapman, Popik & White