CHILDREN AND THE LAW
...Dependency Petitions
......Dispositional Hearing
.........Reunification & Visitation
............Third Party Visitation
3 Cards On This Topic:
  • De facto parent may be granted status to participate in disposition hearings.
  • As de facto parent has no right to reunification services, s/he lacks standing to challenge denial or contest reasonableness of those services.
  • Grant of continuing visitation rights to third party having substantial parental relationship with minor proper, as third party is de facto parent.