Supreme Court of California

In an action involving the termination of parents rights, judgment of Court of Appeals is reversed where: 1) Probate Code section 1516.5 is facially constitutional and does not violate due process in adopting the best interests of the child as the standard for terminating parental rights; and 2) defendant is not an eligible candidate for constitutional protection of his parental rights.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/19/2009
• Published 03/19/2009

Judges

• CORRIGAN, J.

Court

• Supreme Court of California

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Richard C. Gilman, Oxnard, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Objector and Appellant., No appearance for Minor.


• For Appellees:
  
• Douglas R. Donnelly, Santa Barbara;  John L. Dodd & Associates and John L. Dodd, Tustin, for Petitioners and Respondents., Robert R. Walmsley, Santa Barbara, Ted R. Youmans, Anaheim, and Elizabeth A. Christopher for Academy of California Adoption Lawyers and Academy of California Family Formation Lawyers as Amici Curiae on behalf of Petitioners and Respondents and Minor.