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Los Angeles County Department of Children & Family Services v. H.K.

California Court of Appeal

Decided June 26, 2013No. B242800UnpublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

KLEIN, P. J.

H.K. appeals a postdispositional order denying her request to be placed with C.K., her adult half sibling who lives in Arizona. The juvenile court denied the request because C.K. has a 1995 Oregon conviction of first degree manslaughter, which is equivalent to a conviction of voluntary manslaughter in California, and California law prohibits placement of a child in the home of any person, including a relative, who previously has been convicted, inter alia, of violent offenses including murder and voluntary manslaughter. (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 361.4; Health & Saf. Code, §…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Stanley v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Plyler v. DoeSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  3. Washington v. GlucksbergSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
  4. Reno v. FloresSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  5. In Re Stephanie M.California Supreme Court · 1994

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Yohner v. California Department of JusticeCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2015
  2. In re C.P.California Court of Appeal · 2023
  3. People v. Ford CA2/5California Court of Appeal · 2020

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