California Court of Appeal

Husband and wife's conviction of three counts of child custody deprivation, Pen. Code section 278.5(a), is affirmed over defendants' claim that their conviction cannot stand because the Family Court order did not confer a right of visitation on the paternal grandparents, where the court order explicitly required wife-defendant to take the children to the paternal grandparents for an "extended visit," and, contrary to defendants' arguments, the statute does not require the grandparents to have been a party to the family court proceedings.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/18/2015
• Published 06/18/2015

Judges

• WILLHITE

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel