California Court of Appeal

On parents' appeal of orders terminating their parental rights over their son under Welfare and Institutions Code section 366.26, the findings and orders of the juvenile court are affirmed, where: 1) although the juvenile court erred when it did not order a brief continuance of the hearing to allow time to receive the child's psychological evaluation and an updated report from his therapist, the error was harmless in light of other evidence supporting the finding that the child was likely to be adopted within a reasonable time; and 2) there was ample evidence to support the juvenile court's finding there were no applicable exceptions to termination of parental rights.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/14/2012
• Published 02/14/2012

Judges

• McIntyre

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Rosemary Bishop, Tahra C. Broderson