Johns v. Johnson CA4/2
In November 2008, father filed a petition to establish a parental relationship with his three-month-old son, after Talia Johnson (mother) moved out of state with the child. In response, mother requested, and the trial court ordered, genetic testing to determine paternity. Paternity was established, and the court found that mother intentionally kept the child from father by moving to Georgia, and father is the parent most likely to facilitate a relationship between the child and the other parent. Thus, father was granted primary physical custody, the parties were awarded joint legal custody, and they were required to set up a webcam in their homes to facilitate daily visitation. Mother returned to California, and both parents were ordered to enroll in coparenting classes.
In 2010, at mother’s request, an Evidence Code section 730 evaluation was conducted by Teresita Guerrero-Cottrell, Ph.D. Dr. Guerrero-Cottrell recommended that mother be granted primary physical custody.
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