In re Salvador M. Case No. F042652
Aug 14, 2003OUTCOME: Reversed; Ms. Conrad's client won on appeal.
In this family law case, Ms. Conrad represented the appellant, who had raised her brother as her own child after the death of their mother. The child referred to appellant as "mom" and her other childr ... en as his brother and sister. After appellant's brother was removed from her custody, the trial court denied appellant presumed maternity status, which was required in order to provide appellant with legal representation and services to reunify with her brother. The appellate court held that the appellant was her brother's presumed mother because her brother thought she was his mother and she held herself out to the world as his mother even though she admitted to school officials and governmental authorities that she was his sister.
