San Diego Cnty. Health & Human Servs. Agency v. C.S. (In re A.S.)

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239 Cal. Rptr. 3d 20·28 Cal. App. 5th 131
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaOctober 3, 2018D073561California8,009 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Aaron, J.

*137 This appeal arises from the juvenile court's selection of a tribal customary adoption as the permanent plan for minors A.S. and E.S. and the corresponding award of full faith and credit to the tribal customary adoption order. C.S. (Father) and T.F. (Mother) appeal the court's orders, contending that their due process rights were violated by the failure of the tribe to consider evidence from the parents in developing *27 a tribal customary adoption order and by the court's exclusion of evidence at the *138 Welfare and Institutions Code section 366.26 hearing. For the reasons explained below, we affirm the juvenile court's orders in their entirety.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

In January 2013, the San Diego County Health and Human Services (the Agency) removed minor Aa.S. from Mother and Father's home after Aa.S. witnessed a domestic violence incident between her parents. 1 At some point, Aa.S. was returned to Mother's custody. A.S. was born in October 2014 to Mother and Father. Following another domestic violence incident in January 2015, Aa.S. and A.S. were removed from Mother's home. The Agency filed a Welfare and Institutions Code section 300 2 petition regarding…

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