Los Angeles County Department of Children & Family Services v. Diana H.

Opinion

EPSTEIN, J.

In this case we reverse the grant of a guardianship because the trial court summarily and erroneously denied a hearing on the mother’s petition under Welfare and Institutions Code section 388. (All statutory references are to this code unless otherwise stated.)

Factual and Procedural Summary

Appellant Diana H. is the mother of Hashem H., bom November 1, 1984. Appellant and Hashem’s father divorced shortly after Hashem was bom.

In December 1990, the department of children and family services (DCFS) filed a petition alleging that six-year-old Hashem was a person described by…