Marriage of Shao and Wang CA6

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SIXTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

In re the Marriage of LINDA SHAO and H037820 TSAN-KUEN WANG. (Santa Clara County Super. Ct. No. 1-05 FL126882)

LINDA SHAO,

Appellant,

v.

TSAN-KUEN WANG,

Respondent;

LOUIS WANG,

Appellant.

In this appeal, Linda Shao, a licensed attorney, represents herself. Ms. Shao is attempting to appeal two post-judgment orders from the family court related to custody and appointment of counsel for her two children. Respondent is the father of the children, Tsan-Kwen Wang. He filed no respondent’s brief in this case.

STATEMENT OF THE FACTS AND CASE1 Mr. Wang and Ms. Shao entered into a stipulated agreement on May 9, 2008 to equally share custody of their two children.2 Ms. Shao states that in 2010, she grew concerned about her five-year-old daughter, L.W. going to Mr. Wang’s home, because L.W. was being forced to sleep in the same bed with her step-brother. In March 2010, Ms. Shao contacted the Sunnyvale Police regarding her concerns. The police referred the case to the Department of Family and Child Services. The court eventually made temporary custody orders on August 5, 2010, pursuant to an emergency screening that Mr. Wang be given sole legal and physical custody of L.W. The order also required Ms. Shao to undergo a psychological evaluation, and that any visitation with L.W. be supervised. It is unclear from Ms. Shao’s brief what transpired in court between August 5, 2010, and April 21, 2011, when Ms. Shao filed a request for a statement of decision regarding the August 5, 2010 order.3 It is clear that Ms. Shao was unhappy about the temporary orders, and was making every attempt to modify custody so that L.W. would be returned to her. Ms. Shao filed a notice of appeal on December 30, 2011. DISCUSSION Ms. Shao’s notice of appeal identifies a number of orders she attempts to appeal. She lists the orders after hearing for July 22, 2011, October 31, 2011 and November 21, 2011. However, July 22, 2011 was the date of the hearing, and the order