Martin v. Superior Court

This case comes to us on certiorari to review an order of the juvenile court for Pierce County. The order permanently deprives Henrietta Martin, the mother of both children, and Theodore Martin, the father of one child, of all parental rights and makes both children available for adoption. Petitioners Theodore Martin and Henrietta Martin contend that they were denied due process of law in the deprivation of parental rights hearing.

There is no provision for appeal in the juvenile court law. The orders and judgments of the juvenile court are subject to review by certiorari. In re Messmer, 52…