Legal Opinion
Kern County Welfare Department v. Padilla
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 4, 1973No. Civ. No. 1875PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
THOMPSON, J.*
The Kern County Welfare Department filed a petition pursuant to the provisions of Civil Code section 232, subdivision (d)1 to *512have the four Rodriguez children, Jessie, Marcos, Kennedy and Ines free from the custody and control of their father, Confessor R. Padilla, who had been convicted of the murder of the children’s mother, Mary Rodriguez, and had been sentenced to life imprisonment. The petition further requested that the children be placed in the custody and control and under the guardianship of the- Kern County Welfare Department for adoption placement.
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2Cases cited4 opinions
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- State v. JamisonOregon Supreme Court · 1968
- Danforth v. State Department of Health and WelfareSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1973
3Cited by1 opinion
- In Re RodriguezCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1973