David J. v. Evette H.

Decided February 10, 1988. Hollis G. Best wrote the opinion for the court.

198 Cal. App. 3d 533 · Cited 54 times

Authorship attributed by a unique court + date + surname match against our roster (CourtListener recorded no author id for this opinion); verify against the official text. How we match.

Official text

Read the full opinion (CourtListener)

We don’t host opinion text or publish a summary of this ruling — read the official public-domain text for the court’s holding and reasoning, and verify against the primary source.

Precedents cited

Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• Los Angeles County Department of Adoptions v. Robert E. · 579 P.2d 495
• Crenshaw v. Dunlap · 62 Cal. App. 3d 428
• Department of Social Services v. Ronald P. · 623 P.2d 198
• In Re BG · 523 P.2d 244
• Detrich v. Carolyn B. · 579 P.2d 514
• Davey v. Los Angeles County Bureau of Adoptions · 54 Cal. 2d 370
• Adoption of Oukes · 14 Cal. App. 3d 459
• Bisenius v. Scherbel · 173 Cal. App. 2d 518
• Matter of Cozza · 126 P. 161
• Estate of Sharon · 177 P. 283
• Guardianship of Snowball · 104 P. 444
• Adoption of Michelle · 44 Cal. App. 3d 699
• Department of Adoptions v. Daniel G. · 68 Cal. App. 3d 146
• In Re James D. · 116 Cal. App. 3d 810
• Anderson v. Gano · 160 Cal. App. 2d 700
• In Re Venita L. · 191 Cal. App. 3d 1229
• In Re BJB · 185 Cal. App. 3d 1201
• In Re Conrich · 221 Cal. App. 2d 662
• Arnold v. Howell · 219 P.2d 854
• Taubman v. Neal · 265 Cal. App. 2d 482
• Lisa D. v. Carol F. · 151 Cal. App. 3d 391
• San Diego County Department of Social Services v. Raymond H. · 175 Cal. App. 3d 556
• Ralph B. v. State Department of Health · 44 Cal. App. 3d 699

Cited by

Later opinions in our collection that cite this decision.

• In Re Zeth S. · 73 P.3d 541
• Craig P. v. Daniel M. · 16 Cal. App. 4th 878
• People v. Superior Court (Jones) · 958 P.2d 393
• Adoption of Allison C. · 164 Cal. App. 4th 1004
• Orange County Social Services Agency v. Stacy S. · 31 Cal. 4th 396
• In Re Jasmon O. · 878 P.2d 1297
• In Re Rocco M. · 1 Cal. App. 4th 814
• In Re Noreen G. · 181 Cal. App. 4th 1359
• Vernon S. v. Jerome C. · 906 P.2d 1275
• Grant v. List & Lathrop · 2 Cal. App. 4th 993
• James R. v. Cindy R. · 41 Cal. App. 4th 1483
• James J. v. Christopher M. · 228 Cal. App. 4th 828
• People v. Ryan · 91 Cal. Rptr. 2d 160
• S. Elise D. v. Steven D. · 209 Cal. App. 3d 122
• In Re Mario C. · 226 Cal. App. 3d 599
• In Re Jacklyn F. · 7 Cal. Rptr. 3d 768
• Roger B. v. Randall D. · 209 Cal. App. 3d 624
• Gutierrez v. Cassiar Mining Corp. · 75 Cal. Rptr. 2d 132
• Andreas W. v. Stephanie M. · 221 Cal. App. 3d 475
• Sheryl M. v. Tammy R. · 39 Cal. Rptr. 3d 773
• Adoption of Daniele G. · 105 Cal. Rptr. 2d 341
• San Diego County Department of Social Services v. Gavin O. · 8 Cal. 4th 398
• Contra County Department of Social Services v. Catherine P. · 1 Cal. App. 4th 814
• Monterey County Department of Social Services v. Karen J. · 226 Cal. App. 3d 599
• Harvey F. v. Noel B. · 114 Cal. App. 4th 747

Explore from here

Hollis G. Best’s Judicial Record · Cal. Ct. App. · How we source opinions

Source: opinion metadata, authorship, and citation counts from the Free Law Project’s CourtListener bulk data (public domain). Data last verified 2026-07-09. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).