In re R.P.
In case No. C049864, appellant John P., father of the minor, appeals from an order continuing the minor as a dependent of the court. (Welf. & Inst. Code, 387, 395.) In case No. C051569, he appeals from the orders of the juvenile court terminating his parental rights. ( 366.26, 395.) On August 22, 2006, this court ordered the appeals consolidated for decision.
Court conclude the juvenile court erred prior to the filing of a section 387 petition when it dismissed appellants counsel without appointing new counsel. Accordingly, Court vacate the orders entered at the section 387 hearing which continued the minor as a dependent of the court (case No. C049864), as well as the subsequent orders terminating appellants parental rights (case No. C051569), and direct the juvenile court to appoint counsel for appellant and to hold a new section 387 hearing.
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