Los Angeles County Department of Children & Family v. C. G.

Opinion

EPSTEIN, P. J.

In this appeal, mother C. G. (mother) challenges the court order appointing a legal guardian for her daughter C. G. (C. G.), in part because the court improperly appointed a guardian ad litem to act for mother in the dependency proceedings. We conclude the guardian ad litem appointment violated mother’s due process rights and requires reversal of the underlying order.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL SUMMARY

C. G. was detained by the Los Angeles Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) in September 2002. Her mother and father were using drugs and were not properly…