In Re Jacqueline G.
Department of Social Services v. Jacqueline G.
Opinion
Opinion
Barry-Deal, J.
Jacqueline G., a minor, and her natural father, Manuel G., each appeal from the judgment entered on July 3, 1981, declaring the minor free from the father’s custody and control pursuant to the provisions of Civil Code section 232, subdivision (a)(7), and referring the minor to the Department of Social Services of the City and County of San Francisco (DSS) for adoption. The child’s natural mother, who relinquished the minor for adoption in February 1980, is not a party to this appeal.
The father contends that the evidence was insufficient to support the judgment terminating his parental rights and that the court erred in failing to consider a plan for reunification. The minor, represented by independent counsel, does not argue that she should be placed in her father’s custody. Rather, she contends that termination of parental rights freeing her for adoption by her foster parents placed at risk her potential inheritance rights through her natural mother and thus was not the least detrimental alternative, and that the court’s rulings related to the disclosure of her inheritance rights constituted reversible error. The father joins in the minor’s contention that the court…