Legal Opinion

San Diego County Health & Human Services Agency v. Lee C.

California Court of Appeal

Decided October 23, 2002No. D040033; No. D040385Published

1Opinion of the Court

*1405Opinion

HUFFMAN, J.

Lee C. appeals a judgment terminating his parental rights to his son, O. S., under Welfare and Institutions Code section 366.26.1 He also petitions for a writ of habeas corpus. In his appeal, Lee contends he was denied due process when his parental rights to O. S. were terminated because he did not receive timely notice of the detention, jurisdiction, and disposition hearings. In his petition, he contends he received ineffective assistance of counsel because his counsel did not object to the lack of notice or establish his status as a presumed father. Because we conclude Lee…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. People v. WatsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1956
  3. Lassiter v. Department of Social Servs. of Durham Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
  4. In Re Marilyn HCalifornia Supreme Court · 1993
  5. People v. Mendoza TelloCalifornia Supreme Court · 1997

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