Legal Opinion
Ansley v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided September 12, 1986No. B019240PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WOODS, P. J.
This original proceeding in mandate was commenced by the natural father of a dependent child of the juvenile court (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 300 et seq.) 1 seeking to compel that court to hear the merits of his section 388 petition. His petition contended that lack of due process notice to him of the dependency proceeding was a defect in jurisdiction requiring setting aside the dependency judgment.
The question presented is whether a parent claiming lack of due process notice of a juvenile dependency petition can challenge the resulting dependency judgment by filing a petition…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- In Re BGCalifornia Supreme Court · 1974
- Great Lakes Properties, Inc. v. City of El SegundoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1977
- Hogya v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1977
- Parsons v. WeisCalifornia Supreme Court · 1904
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3Cited by35 opinions
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- Los Angeles County Department of Children & Family Services v. Cheryl D.California Court of Appeal · 2000
- Los Angeles County Department of Children & Family Services v. Robert A.California Court of Appeal · 2007
- In Re JesusaCalifornia Supreme Court · 2004
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