Grandfather Disqualified From Representing His Son In Custody Dispute.

In an appeal in which the mother of the infant did not even file a respondent’s brief, the Court of Appeal affirmed the disqualification of the paternal grandfather’s legal representation of his son, the infant’s father.  The court expressed concern about the potential for misuse of confidential information.  Kennedy v. Eldridge  (Cal. App. Third Dist.;  December 13, 2011) 201 Cal.App.4th 1197.