Los Angeles County Department of Children & Family Services v. Alex C.

Opinion

COOPER, P. J.

We reverse the juvenile court’s order terminating Alex C.’s parental rights over his daughter Gladys L. Before a juvenile court may terminate a presumed father’s parental rights over his child, the juvenile court must find by clear and convincing evidence that the presumed father is unfit. Here, it was neither alleged nor proven that Alex was an unfit parent.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Gladys and her two siblings became dependants of the juvenile court while they were in the custody of their mother, who is not a party to this appeal. Gladys’s father, Alex C., appeared…