Legal Opinion

Kern County Welfare Department v. Delores B.

California Court of Appeal

Decided March 28, 1979No. Civ. 3870PublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

FRANSON, Acting P. J.—

Statement of the Case

This is an appeal from a judgment entered pursuant to Civil Code section 232, subdivision (a)(6), declaring the minor David B. forever free from the custody and control of his only known parent, appellant Delores B., and referring David for adoption placement. The basis for the order severing the parental relationship was appellant’s inability to care for her son, due to hér mental illness.

Dependency proceedings were initiated by the Kern County Welfare Department on December 23, 1976, just a few days after David was born to appellant. A…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Roe v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. Griswold v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  3. Stanley v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Maher v. RoeSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  5. In Re William L.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978

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3Cited by34 opinions

  1. In Re Marilyn HCalifornia Supreme Court · 1993
  2. Department of Social Services v. Ronald P.California Supreme Court · 1981
  3. San Diego County Health & Human Services Agency v. Christina N.California Court of Appeal · 2005
  4. In Re Laura F.California Supreme Court · 1983
  5. In Re Jamie M.California Court of Appeal · 1982

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