California Court of Appeal October 20, 2000, A091785 (Wainwright v. Superior Court)

Opinion

STRANKMAN, P. J.

In this writ of mandate proceeding, we must determine whether Family Code section 3011, subdivision (d) authorizes a family law court to compel a parent to submit to drug testing in a child custody proceeding. We conclude that the Family Code provision, devoid of any substantive or procedural safeguards, does not authorize court-ordered drug testing.