CHRISTINA K. v. SUPERIOR COURT

Docket No. G004106.

184 Cal.App.3d 1463 (1986)

229 Cal. Rptr. 564

CHRISTINA K., Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF ORANGE COUNTY, Respondent; ORANGE COUNTY SOCIAL SERVICES AGENCY et al., Real Parties in Interest.

Court of Appeals of California, Fourth District, Division Three.

August 28, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Christian R. Van Deusen for Petitioner.

No appearance for Respondent.

Adrian Kuyper, County Counsel, and Wanda S. Florence, Deputy County Counsel, Ronald Y. Butler, Public Defender, Frank Scanlon, Assistant Public Defender, Richard Aronson and Thomas Havlena, Deputy Public Defenders, for Real Parties in Interest.


OPINION

SONENSHINE, J.

We review a foster parent's right to standing to participate as a party in a Welfare and Institutions Code section 366 status review hearing.1 We conclude although a foster parent has no absolute right to standing the court here abused its discretion in refusing this petitioner's request.

Crystal H. was born on July 21, 1984, and was taken into protective custody in May of...

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