Supreme Court of California

The juvenile court may reject adoption under the Welf. & Inst. Code section 366.26 sibling relationship provision only if it finds adoption would be detrimental to the child whose welfare is being considered. The court may appoint one attorney to represent three siblings unless an actual conflict of interest exists or is reasonably likely to arise.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/07/2003
• Published 07/07/2003

Judges

• CHIN, J.

Court

• Supreme Court of California

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• John L. Dodd, Tustin, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Appellants., William Wesley Patton for Whittier Law School Legal Policy Clinic as Amicus Curiae.


• For Appellees:
  
• B.C. Barmann, Sr., County Counsel, and Susan M. Gill, Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent., John J. Sansone, County Counsel (San Diego), Susan Strom, Chief Deputy County Counsel, Gary C. Seiser, Deputy County Counsel;  and Ruth Sorensen for California State Association of Counties as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Respondent., No appearance for Defendants and Respondents.