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MICHAEL G. v. SUPERIOR COURT

No. S271809.

14 Cal.5th 609 (2023)

MICHAEL G. et al., Petitioners, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF ORANGE COUNTY, Respondent; ORANGE COUNTY SOCIAL SERVICES AGENCY et al., Real Parties in Interest.

Supreme Court of California.

April 6, 2023.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin Schwarz , Public Defender, Seth Bank , Assistant Public Defender, and Brian Okamoto , Deputy Public Defender, for Petitioner.

Los Angeles Dependency Lawyers, Dominika Campbell and Dennis Smeal for California Dependency Trial Counsel as Amici Curiae on behalf of Petitioner.

No appearance for Respondent.

Leon J. Page , County Counsel, Karen L. Christensen , Aurelio Torre , Deborah B. Morse and Jeannie Su , Deputy County Counsel, for Real Party in Interest Orange County Social Services Agency.

Jennifer B. Henning ; and Samantha Stonework-Hand , Deputy County Counsel (Alameda), for California State Association of Counties as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Real Party in Interest Orange County Social Services Agency.

Law Office of Harold LaFlamme and Hannah Gardner for Real Party in Interest A.G.

Kristin Hallak and Leslie Starr Heimov for Children's Law Center of California, Children's Legal Services of San Diego and Dependency Legal Services as Amici Curiae.

OPINION

Under California's child dependency law, when a child is removed from a parent's custody, the juvenile court ordinarily must order reunification services to help the parent address the conditions that led to the child's removal. Reasonable reunification services must be offered to qualifying parents for a minimum...

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