Browse 27 termination of parental rights cases decided by California Court of Appeal. AI-powered summaries, holdings, and legal analysis.
Appellate Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights
In re Sebastian C., decided by California Court of Appeal on April 15, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's order terminating parental rights. The ...
Appellate Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights
In re O.F., decided by California Court of Appeal on March 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's order terminating parental rights. The court fo...
Appellate Court Upholds Termination of Parental Rights
In re L.G., decided by California Court of Appeal on March 6, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's order terminating the parental rights of L.G. ba...
Appellate Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights
In re Reyna R., decided by California Court of Appeal on February 9, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's order terminating the parents' parental r...
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...
Appellate Court Upholds Termination of Parental Rights
In re Bella L., decided by California Court of Appeal on January 20, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's order terminating the mother's parental r...
Appellate Court Upholds Termination of Parental Rights
In re K.G., decided by California Court of Appeal on December 23, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's order terminating the parental rights of K.G...
Appellate Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights
In re J.L., decided by California Court of Appeal on December 23, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's order terminating the parental rights of J.L...
Mother's parental rights termination reversed due to lack of appointed counsel
In re C.L., decided by California Court of Appeal on November 17, 2025, resulted in a remanded outcome. The appellate court reviewed a juvenile court's order terminating a mother's parental rights to ...
Erratic Driving Not Always Reasonable Suspicion for Traffic Stop
In re H.T., decided by California Court of Appeal on October 30, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The case concerns whether a father's "unusual" and "unpredictable" behavior, including errat...
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 ...
Parental rights termination affirmed due to failure to reunify
In re R.L., decided by California Court of Appeal on October 14, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's order terminating the parental rights of R.L....
Appellate Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights
In re Claudia R., decided by California Court of Appeal on October 9, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's order terminating the parental rights of...
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...
Court Upholds Admission of Prior Drug Offenses in Juvenile Case
In re Miguel J., decided by California Court of Appeal on September 22, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court affirmed the juvenile court's finding that Miguel J. committed a ...
Appellate Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights Due to Substance Abuse
In re A.M., decided by California Court of Appeal on September 19, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a juvenile court's order terminating the parental rights of A...
Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights Despite Mother's Appeal
In re X.D., decided by California Court of Appeal on September 10, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The California Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District, affirmed a juvenile court's orde...
Parental rights terminated due to non-participation in reunification services
In re L.M., decided by California Court of Appeal on July 31, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's order terminating the parental rights of L.M. ba...
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...
Resentencing denied: Felony not eligible under 1170.95
In re D.B., decided by California Court of Appeal on May 28, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The case concerns the interpretation of California Penal Code section 1170.95, which allows indi...
Appellate Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights
In re B.L., decided by California Court of Appeal on May 14, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a juvenile court's order terminating the parental rights of B.L.'s ...
Appellate Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights
In re R.M., decided by California Court of Appeal on May 13, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a juvenile court's order terminating parental rights. The court aff...
Appellate Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights Due to Non-Compliance
In re L.H., decided by California Court of Appeal on April 9, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a juvenile court's order terminating the parental rights of L.H.'s...
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...
Appellate Court Upholds Termination of Parental Rights
In re H.M., decided by California Court of Appeal on March 24, 2025, resulted in a affirmed outcome. The appellate court affirmed the trial court's order terminating parental rights. The court found t...
Appellate Court Affirms Termination of Parental Rights
In re L.W., decided by California Court of Appeal on March 19, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The appellate court reviewed a juvenile court's order terminating the parental rights of L.W. ...
CaseLawBrief currently tracks 27 termination of parental rights cases from California Court of Appeal. This number is updated as new opinions are published.
Outcome breakdown: Defendant Win: 19, Remanded: 1, Plaintiff Win: 4, Affirmed: 3.
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