Case Summaries
Family Law
[12/31]
In re: Belcher
District court erred in allowing bankrupt husband to claim a homestead exemption in marital home because wife's name alone appeared on the title. Husband's potential equitable property interests in the home under divorce law, and his "possessory interest" in the family residence as spouse of the homeowner, were insufficient to permit him to claim the homestead exemption.
[12/23]
Jose O. v. The Superior Court of San Diego County
In a family law matter, petition for review of decision denying petitioner-father reunification services is denied where father made no showing that the court abused its discretion by not providing reunification services for him after finding section 361.5(b)(6) applied.
[12/23]
In re H.E.
In a family law case, dispositional orders declaring minor-daughters dependents of the juvenile court and maintaining them in foster care is affirmed over defendant-mother's claim there there was insufficient evidence to support the court's removal and reasonable effort findings.
[12/22]
In re A.C.
In a juvenile dependency proceeding, post-disposition order continuing reunification services for minors' parents is affirmed where: 1) the trial court properly interpreted the relevant dependency statutes in finding parents were entitled to additional reunification services at a particular hearing; 2) Section 361.5 time limits for reunification services start to run when a child is removed from all parental custody at the disposition hearing; 3) the clock does not start running when the child is placed with a noncustodial parent pursuant to section 361.2; and 4) there was also sufficient evidence supporting the court's finding of a substantial probability dependents may be returned to the care of their parents by the 12-month review.
[12/22]
V.S. v. Allenby
In an action for benefits beyond an initial-180 day period pursuant to the Aid to Families with Dependent Children-Foster Care (AFDC-FC) program while plaintiffs' great nieces and nephews were in their care, dismissal of plaintiffs' remaining claims as moot is reversed where the trial court should have expanded its ruling to mandate Department of Social Services' (DSS) compliance with the law.
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