Termination w/Other Codes

Termination of father's parental rights under Family Code Section 7822 was reversed where there was insufficient evidence that he intended to abandon the minor. Anthony was the biological father of Aubrey, who was born in 2011. He had been in…

Where mother let father have custody of minors while she worked on her substance abuse problems, there was insufficient evidence that she intended to abandon the minors within the meaning of the statute, and parental rights termination was reversed. Mother…

Father's parental rights were properly terminated where he made only token efforts to see the minor for a three-year period. Father appealed from an order terminating his parental rights to the minor under Family Code section 7822. He contended that…

The UCCJEA does not apply to adoptions, and therefore failure to comply with its terms did not void parental rights termination under Family Code section 7822. Mother and her husband petitioned for a stepparent adoption of the minor, requesting the…

Where juvenile court terminates a probate guardianship, the best interest of the minor finding need only be made by a preponderance of evidence. Maternal grandmother's probate guardianship of the minor was terminated due to neglect of the minor, following a…

Juvenile court properly denied mother's Family Code section 7822 petition where there was insufficient evidence of father's intent to abandon the minors. Appellant, Sarah, and Christopher M. had three minor children together before they separated, in large part due to…

A juvenile court may terminate pre-dependency probate guardianship where it is in the best interest of the minors. Paternal grandmother was appointed guardian of a sibling group in probate court more than five years before the dependency proceedings. The Agency…