Legal Opinion
San Diego County Department of Social Services v. Bernard P.
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 21, 1986No. D002442PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
STANIFORTH, Acting P. J.
At issue in this case is the juvenile court’s jurisdiction to make a dependency finding under Welfare and Institutions Code section 300, subdivision (a), when the father had not received sufficient notice of the proceeding and the superior court had immediately before made a determination as to the custody of the child.
Facts
This case involves a protracted and bitter custody battle over Brendan by his parents Dorothy and Bernard.
In 1982, Dorothy left Bernard in Virginia and came to California with Brendan and her other two children after she had filed charges…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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3Cited by1 opinion
- In Re Brendan P.California Court of Appeal · 1986