eBook details
- Title: In Re Matthew P.
- Author : California Court of Appeals
- Release Date : January 05, 1999
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 60 KB
Description
This case illustrates the tension between the procedural due process rights of a party to a dependency proceeding and the power of the juvenile court to control the conduct of a hearing on a modification petition. Because we find due process rights were violated, we reverse the denial of the modification petition and remand for a new hearing. We lament, however, the eight months consumed while this appeal has progressed through this court and remind dependency counsel that traditional writ relief is available to remedy errors that unnecessarily delay a dependent childs progress toward permanency and stability. (In re Pablo D. (1998) 67 Cal.App.4th 759, 761.)