In re Rayvon T.
Filed 6/15/06 In re Rayvon T. CA2/5
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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT
DIVISION FIVE
| In re RAYVON T., a Person Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law. | B188251 (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. CK13412) |
| LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, Petitioner and Respondent, v. RAYVON T., SR., Objector and Appellant. |
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, D. Zeke Zeidler, Judge. Affirmed.
Roni Keller, under appointment by the Court of Appeal under the California Appellate Project Independent Case System, for Objector and Appellant.
Raymond G. Fortner, Jr., County Counsel, Larry Cory, Assistant County Counsel, Kim Nemoy, Deputy County Counsel, for Petitioner and Respondent.
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Appellant Rayvon T., Sr. (father) appeals the juvenile court's order terminating his parental rights under Welfare and Institutions Code[1] section 366.26. Father contends the juvenile court erred by denying his request for an evidentiary hearing before terminating his parental rights. At the section 366.26 hearing, father argued that the visitation exception to terminating parental rights set forth in section 366.26, subdivision (c)(1)(A) applied. The juvenile court requested an offer of proof, and father provided a record of monthly visits with his son, Rayvon, from September 2004 through July 2005. Father also represented that he had visited Rayvon five times during the period between August 2005 and the time of the hearing and had had twice weekly telephone calls with Rayvon lasting 30 to 35 minutes. The juvenile court ruled that father's offer of proof was insufficient to show â€
