Fresno County Department of Social Services v. Mark G. V.

Opinion

HANSON (P. D.), J.

Facts

We are concerned with the fate of three children, Mark V., Athena V., and Erica H. Erica is the half-sister of Mark and Athena. Appellant is the *756natural father (Mark G. V.) of two of the children—Mark and Athena. On April 18, 1984, the court issued an order terminating the parental rights of appellant as to Mark and Athena and an appeal was filed.

During a time when appellant, Jacquelyn (Jackie), the mother of the three children, and Jackie’s foster sister, Olga, lived with the children in Fresno, Jackie died as a result of stab wounds inflicted by appellant. The…