The Court of Appeal Oct. 12 upheld San Bernardino Superior Judge Annemarie Pace’s decision to terminate a pair of parents’ parental rights.
The separated parents had court approval for monthly visits, but had not visited for more than a year.
Case law says that for parents to successfully contest the termination of custodial rights, they must visit their children to prove that the child benefits from their relationship.
The father argued on appeal that Pace’s decision to not allow him to testify at the hearing terminating his custodial rights was a violation of his due process.
The mother argued that Pace’s denial of a continuation on
