Young v. Walters

Opinion

SIMS, J.

Patricia Walters the natural mother of a minor has appealed from an order granting the petitioners Youngs’ petition to declare the minor free from parental custody and control. She contends that the evidence is insufficient to establish either of the grounds prescribed in subdivisions (a) and (b) of Civil Code section 2321 for the making of such an order. The petitioners assert that the appeal should be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction because it was not filed within the period prescribed by law, and they also resist the objecting mother’s argument on the merits.

Preliminarily…