California Court of Appeal

Juvenile court's orders declaring child dependent of court following Mother's incarceration in Mexico are reversed and remanded, where: 1) paternal grandfather has standing to challenge the court's subject matter jurisdiction under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act; and 2) substantial evidence does not support the court's finding of "home state" jurisdiction under the Act.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/31/2013
• Published 01/31/2013

Judges

• ROTHSCHILD

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel