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California Juvenile Court Erred in Removing Child from Imprisoned Father’s Care
Loaded on Aug. 1, 2021
published in Prison Legal News
August, 2021, page 61
Filed under:
Children of Prisoners.
Location:
California.
California’s Second District Court of Appeal vacated a juvenile court’s finding that an incarcerated father was a detriment to the child. It also vacated the order that removing the child from the father’s custody.
The court’s April 2, 2021, opinion was issued in an appeal brought by V.N., …
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