Browse 9 best interests of the child standard cases decided by California Court of Appeal. AI-powered summaries, holdings, and legal analysis.
Appellate Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights Due to Incarceration
In re J.C., decided by California Court of Appeal on February 9, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a juvenile court's order terminating the parental rights of J.C...
Settlement Agreement Interpretation Dispute Affirmed
P. ex rel. Henggeler v. Dauod, decided by California Court of Appeal on January 6, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns a dispute over the interpretation of a settlement agreem...
Incarceration Does Not Automatically Nullify Child Support Obligation
In re A.H., decided by California Court of Appeal on November 12, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns whether a father's child support obligation should be reduced due to his ...
Appellate Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights
In re H.T., decided by California Court of Appeal on October 30, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a trial court's order terminating parental rights. The core dis...
Biological father's notice rights satisfied in adoption proceeding
Adoption of X.D., decided by California Court of Appeal on October 28, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns the adoption of a child, X.D., by a same-sex couple. The biological ...
Adoption Upheld Despite Biological Father's Late Claim
Adoption of X.D., decided by California Court of Appeal on September 29, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns the adoption of a child, X.D., by a same-sex couple. The biologica...
Appellate Court Upholds Termination of Parental Rights
In re C.R., decided by California Court of Appeal on July 3, 2025, resulted in a affirmed outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's order terminating the parental rights of C.R. based on...
Parental rights termination affirmed; reunification efforts insufficient
In re E.G., decided by California Court of Appeal on July 2, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The California Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District, affirmed a trial court's order termina...
Appellate Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights
In re J.D., decided by California Court of Appeal on March 25, 2025, resulted in a affirmed outcome. The appellate court reviewed a juvenile court's order terminating the parental rights of J.D.'s mot...
CaseLawBrief currently tracks 9 best interests of the child standard cases from California Court of Appeal. This number is updated as new opinions are published.
Outcome breakdown: Defendant Win: 6, Plaintiff Win: 1, Affirmed: 2.
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