IN RE P.C.

No. G039898.

165 Cal.App.4th 98 (2008)

In re P.C. et al., Persons Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law. ORANGE COUNTY SOCIAL SERVICES AGENCY, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. M.D., Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of California, Fourth District, Division Three.

July 23, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ellen L. Bacon, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.

Benjamin P. de Mayo, County Counsel, Karen L. Christensen and Aurelio Torre, Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

No appearance for Minors.


OPINION

FYBEL, J.

INTRODUCTION

M.D. (mother) appeals the juvenile court's order terminating her parental rights to her daughter P.C. and her son Estevan C., now ages eight and five, respectively. This case presents us with this question: Is poverty alone—even when it results in homelessness or less than ideal housing arrangements—a sufficient ground to deprive a mother of parental rights to her children? We

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