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In re N.R.
For purposes of obtaining dependency court jurisdiction, parental substance abuse does not require medical professional diagnosis. 		Dependency CASC Dec. 15, 2023
In re Kayla W.
Court did not violate UCCJEA in terminating parental rights without consulting Nevada court, which had already relinquished jurisdiction. 		Dependency 2DCA/3 Nov. 16, 2023
In re R.Q.
Order placing dependent minor with mere biological father was appropriate despite presumed father's objection where that placement was consistent with the best interest of the child. 		Dependency 4DCA/2 Oct. 18, 2023
In re C.L.
Under the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), the duty to inquire of extended family members regarding the child's ancestry applies when removal is made with or without warrant. 		Dependency 3DCA Oct. 16, 2023
In re Jose C.
Parent's failure to appeal order terminating jurisdiction, which included ruling on custody order, mooted his appeal. 		Dependency 2DCA/7 Oct. 11, 2023
In re N.F.
Section 388 petition to reinstate reunification services could not be used to allege Indian Child Welfare Act violation that had been part of a permanency order decided a year prior. 		Dependency 2DCA/3 Sep. 7, 2023
In re V.C.
Rejecting other appellate opinions to the contrary, the duty to make ICWA inquiry of "extended family members" applies even if the children were not taken into "temporary custody" pursuant to Section 306. 		Dependency 1DCA/2 Sep. 7, 2023
In re R.F.
Because notice to grandmother regarding her grandchildren's emergency removal from her care was inadequate, her objection to the removal was not untimely. 		Dependency 4DCA/2 Aug. 23, 2023
In re Jayden M.
The reasonableness of a parent's efforts to address a problem that led to termination of parental rights is to be measured from the point at which the first sibling or half sibling is removed for the same reasons that underlie the current case. 		Dependency 2DCA/2 Jul. 31, 2023
In re Delila D.
Social worker had a duty to inquire as to a child's possible Native American ancestry regardless of how the child was removed--with or without a warrant. 		Dependency 4DCA/2 Jul. 25, 2023
In re M.D.
Assuming dependency jurisdiction was appropriate where evidence showed jurisdiction was based on conditions that posed a risk of harm to the child and not solely the father's indigence. 		Dependency 4DCA/1 Jul. 21, 2023
In re D.P.
Adoptive parents of dependent child's siblings were not entitled to relative placement preference because they were not relatives entitled to the preference under the plain language of the statute. 		Dependency 4DCA/1 Jul. 3, 2023
In re H.B.
Family services department's inquiry under ICWA into child's potential Indian heritage was adequate where the department asked two generations of relatives from both sides of the family about such heritage. 		Dependency 2DCA/8 Jun. 21, 2023
In re Damari Y.
Father entitled to hearing on petition to modify order terminating reunification services where new evidence showed his incarceration during COVID-19 pandemic may have denied him access to reasonable reunification services. 		Dependency 1DCA/2 Jun. 20, 2023
Modification: In re S.F
Child was improperly removed from father's physical custody when presented evidence could not meet heightened standard required for removal. 		Dependency 1DCA/1 Jun. 12, 2023
In re Jonathan C.M.
Nonminor dependent's best interests must be considered before terminating the juvenile court's continuing jurisdiction despite the nonminor dependent's lack of participation in a transitional independent living case plan. 		Dependency 1DCA/2 May 25, 2023
In re I.E.
Mother could not show that parental benefit exception applied because there was no evidence of the type of attachment that would cause her daughter to suffer if parental rights were terminated. 		Dependency 4DCA/2 May 19, 2023
In re Ja.O.
Because children were placed into protective custody pursuant to a warrant, further inquiry as to children's possible Native American ancestry was not required. 		Dependency 4DCA/2 May 19, 2023
In re A.H.
Distant extended family member's appeal was dismissed because she lacked a legally cognizable interest in minor child's placement and thus had no standing to appeal the juvenile court's decision. 		Dependency 1DCA/2 May 18, 2023
In re S.F.
Child was improperly removed from father's physical custody when presented evidence could not meet heightened standard required for removal. 		Dependency 1DCA/1 May 18, 2023
In re C.P.
Because grandparents were approved as a resource family for their grandchild, no further adoption home study approval was necessary for juvenile court to allow grandparents' adoption of grandchild. 		Dependency 4DCA/2 May 9, 2023
In re E.W.
Welfare agency reliably answered the question of whether dependent child had Native American ancestry in light of declarations by both parents and interviews with extended family members. 		Dependency 1DCA/2 May 9, 2023
In re L.C.
Although it had not been raised below, failure to conduct jurisdictional inquiry into family's home state required by statute was not an issue that could be forfeited by litigants' inaction. 		Dependency 2DCA/5 Apr. 20, 2023
In re S.S.
Case required reversal and remand for child welfare agency to question three family members, of whom the agency had contact information for, as to child's potential Native American ancestry. 		Dependency 2DCA/8 Apr. 18, 2023
In re Damian L.
Juvenile court could continue hearings beyond time limits within which they were required to be held but could not ignore statutory time limits on the provision of family reunification services. 		Dependency 5DCA Apr. 13, 2023
In re Robert F.
Under the Indian Child Welfare Act, duty to ask extended family members about child's possible Native American ancestry was not applicable because minor was placed in protective rather than temporary custody. 		Dependency 4DCA/2 Apr. 13, 2023
Michael G. v. Superior Court (Orange County Social Services Agency)
Juvenile court was not required to grant extension of reunification services even though services provided to a father by the Social Services Agency during an 18-month extension were not reasonable. 		Dependency CASC Apr. 7, 2023
In re L.J.
Mother's recordings taken during visits with her child were inadmissible at hearing for termination of parental rights because the child was a ward of the juvenile court and the child's counsel did not consent to the recordings. 		Dependency 3DCA Mar. 24, 2023
A.H. v. Superior Court (Orange County Social Services Agency)
Juvenile court's finding of subject matter jurisdiction was supported by substantial evidence where a court from children's home state declined to exercise jurisdiction. 		Dependency 4DCA/3 Mar. 21, 2023
In re J.M.
Termination of juvenile court's jurisdiction and order granting sole physical custody to mother was proper because father failed to show by a preponderance of the evidence conditions justifying continued supervision. 		Dependency 2DCA/4 Mar. 13, 2023
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