State Court of Appeals / Cal. Ct. App.

In Re Ethan N.

Decided September 8, 2004. Betty L. Dawson wrote the opinion for the court.

18 Cal. Rptr. 3d 504 · Cited 73 times

Official text

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.

In Re Alexis M. · 54 Cal. App. 4th 848
In Re Stephanie M. · 867 P.2d 706
In Re Elizabeth R. · 35 Cal. App. 4th 1774
Orange County Social Services Agency v. Doris F. · 56 Cal. App. 4th 519
In Re Baby Boy H. v. Sheila H. · 63 Cal. App. 4th 470
Renee J. v. Superior Court · 28 P.3d 876
In Re Kieshia E. · 859 P.2d 1290
RANDI R. v. Superior Court · 74 Cal. Rptr. 2d 770
Renee J. v. Superior Court · 118 Cal. Rptr. 2d 118
Deborah S. v. Superior Court · 43 Cal. App. 4th 741
In Re Christopher H. · 50 Cal. App. 4th 1001
Adoption of Michelle · 44 Cal. App. 3d 699
In Re Christina A. · 213 Cal. App. 3d 1073
Kern County Department of Human Services v. Carrie B. · 122 Cal. App. 4th 55

Cited by

Later opinions in our collection that cite this decision.

Orange County Social Services Agency v. Z.G. · 5 Cal. App. 5th 705
MARDARDO F. v. Superior Court · 164 Cal. App. 4th 481
Orange County Social Services Agency v. Richard B. · 163 Cal. App. 4th 1220
In Re William B. · 163 Cal. App. 4th 1220
Los Angeles County Department of Children & Family Services v. William C. · 54 Cal. 4th 610
Napa County Department of Health & Human Services v. Shanon K. · 203 Cal. App. 4th 188
San Francisco Human Services Agency v. Jeremiah J. · 190 Cal. App. 4th 1106
San Diego County Health & Human Services Agency v. Hugo G. · 207 Cal. App. 4th 276
San Bernardino County Children & Family Services Department v. R.B. · 222 Cal. App. 4th 612
In Re Ethan C. · 188 Cal. App. 4th 992
In Re DF · 172 Cal. App. 4th 538

Explore from here

Betty L. Dawson’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).