California Court of Appeal

Father's petition for an extraordinary writ to vacate the orders of the juvenile court made at the disposition hearing denying reunification services and setting a Welfare and Institutions Code section 366.26 hearing, is granted, where: 1) the limiting language in section 361.5(b)(10) is not ambiguous and applies only to cases where there was a previous termination of reunification services for any siblings or half siblings of the child; and 2) the juvenile court erred in relying on section 361.5(b)(10) when denying services to father.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/07/2013
• Published 03/07/2013

Judges

• RAYE

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel