CALIFORNIA FAMILY LAW
...Procedure Before Trial/Hearing
......Disentitlement Doctrine
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A party to an action cannot, with right or reason, ask the aid and assistance of a court in hearing his demands while he stands in an attitude of contempt to legal orders and processes of the courts of this state.

Appeal dismissed under disentitlement doctrine where F showed contempt for legal orders and his conduct paralyzed the ability of CFS, court, and his atty to determine whether or not he was an offending parent.

H’s appeal dismissed where he had refused to comply with trial ct’s discovery orders.

Disentitlement applies to fugitive mother who was not only given notice and opportunity to be heard at hearing to terminate parental rights, but was under court order to appear.

Motion to change venue properly denied where party has not complied with prior temporary orders.