Legal Opinion
Ventura Cnty. Human Servs. Agency v. A.C. (In re E.R.)
California Court of Appeal, 5th District
Decided October 10, 2018No. 2d Juv. No. B288376PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGilbert, P. J.
*76The courts, not the parties, decide jurisdiction.
A.C. (Mother) and E.R. (Father) appeal orders of the juvenile court terminating their parental rights to their children E.R. and D.R., minors coming under the juvenile court law. ( Welf. & Inst. Code, §§ 300, subds. (b)(1) & (g), 366.26.)1 We conclude, among other things, that the juvenile court had jurisdiction under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Enforcement Act (UCCJEA) ( Fam. Code, § 3421 ) after a Nevada juvenile court declined to exercise jurisdiction. We conditionally reverse and remand because the investigation required by the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Baker v. General Motors Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1998
- Armstrong v. ArmstrongCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976
- San Diego Cnty. Health & Human Servs. Agency v. K.C. (In re A.C.), California Court of Appeal, 5th District2017
- State ex rel. Aycock v. MowreyOhio Supreme Court · 1989
- Johnson v. EllisMississippi Supreme Court · 1993
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3Cited by4 opinions
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