Supreme Court of California

Under Welfare and Institutions Code section 361.5(b)(10), a social worker need not provide unification services to a parent with a child when the parent has previously failed at reunification with a child's sibling and need not show that parent has failed to address problems that led to prior denial of custody.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/16/2001
• Published 08/16/2001

Judges

•  WERDEGAR, J.

Court

• Supreme Court of California

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Carl C. Holmes, Public Defender, Marri Derby and Paul T. DeQuattro, Deputy Public Defenders, for Petitioner., Bradley A. Bristow, Sacramento, for California Public Defenders Association as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Petitioner., Laurence M. Watson, County Counsel, and Ward Brady, Deputy County Counsel, for Real Party in Interest Orange County Social Services Agency., Law Offices of Harold LaFlamme, Harold LaFlamme, Orange, and Craig E. Arthur for Real Party in Interest the Minor.


• For Appellees:
  
• No appearance for Respondent.