Napa County Department of Health & Human Services v. Robert R.

Opinion

SIGGINS, J.

Robert R. is the father of eight-year-old Daniel and 13-year-old Thomas. M.R. is Daniel’s mother. Both parents appeal an order terminating their parental rights on the ground that they were denied the opportunity to cross-examine the social service agency’s witnesses who testified the boys were adoptable. We hold that a parent who is a party to a hearing conducted pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 366.261 has a due process right to conduct examination and test the sufficiency of evidence offered by a social service agency on the issue of adoptability, an…