IN RE ERIC B.

Docket No. A031383.

189 Cal.App.3d 996 (1987)

235 Cal. Rptr. 22

In re ERIC B., a Person Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law. CONTRA COSTA COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. TED B. et al., Defendants and Appellants.

Court of Appeals of California, First District, Division Four.

February 25, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Steven R. Matulich, Bowie & Bruegmann, David J. Bowie and William J. Bruegmann for Defendants and Appellants.

Victor J. Westman, County Counsel, Lorraine M. Walsh, Diane A. Baker, Andrea W. Cassidy and Sharon L. Miller, Deputy County Counsels, for Plaintiff and Respondent.


OPINION

POCHE, J.

The novel issue presented is whether the juvenile court can order that a dependent minor undergo periodic medical monitoring to detect the possible recurrence of a life-threatening disease notwithstanding objections by the child's parents that such would violate their religious beliefs and constitutional rights.

BACKGROUND

The history and pertinent circumstances behind this appeal can be briefly...

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