Juvenile Law Center

Order directing Parents to comply with a County Services for Children and Youth (C&Y) home investigation based upon an unsubstantiated petition to compel cooperation with a child abuse investigation was unsupported by probable cause and in violation of Parents' state and federal rights against unreasonable search and seizures

Denial of Motion to Suppress affirmed where officer made a routine traffic stop of a vehicle, no endpoint to the initial detention had occurred, the officer’s recognition of J.N. as suspect in prior assault with a gun provided cause for a Terry frisk, and J.N.’s own action in dropping a bag of marijuana to the ground provided probable cause for arrest

Termination of Parental Rights Upheld.

Although Risk Of Trauma To Dependent Child From Being Adopted By Child’s Paternal Great Aunt And Uncle Was Slight, Child’s Best Interests Would Be Furthered By Pursuing Goal Of Adoption Of Child By Foster Parents