Sonoma County Human Services Department v. Y.M. , 226 Cal. App. 4th 128 ( 2014 )


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  • Filed 4/17/14 Certified for publication 5/13/14 (order attached)
    IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
    FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT
    DIVISION FOUR
    In re ISABELLA F., a Person Coming
    Under the Juvenile Court Law.
    SONOMA COUNTY HUMAN
    SERVICES DEPARTMENT,
    Plaintiff and Respondent,                                 A139220
    v.
    (Sonoma County
    Y.M.,                                                              Super. Ct. No. 4130-DEP)
    Defendant and Appellant.
    Appellant Y.M. (mother) challenges the juvenile court’s order declaring
    jurisdiction over her daughter, Isabella F., finding that Isabella suffered serious physical
    harm and faced a substantial risk of further harm, and adjudging Isabella a dependent
    minor. (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 300, subds. (a), (b).)1 Mother contends that the record
    lacks substantial evidence supporting the court’s jurisdictional findings. We agree and
    therefore reverse.
    1
    All statutory references are to the Welfare and Institutions Code.
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    I.
    FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL
    BACKGROUND
    Isabella was born in May 2003 and has two older siblings, one of whom currently
    lives in the home with Isabella and mother and is not the subject of these proceedings.
    Isabella’s father, David F. (father), does not live in the home, is apparently uninvolved in
    Isabella’s life, and likewise is not a party to this appeal.2
    The current proceedings were initiated after an altercation between mother and
    Isabella on the morning of February 27, 2013.3 Isabella had argued with her older
    brother about money he had given her to buy hot chocolate at school. Though the record
    contains different accounts of the altercation, it is clear that mother became physical with
    Isabella after Isabella resisted getting ready for school. Once at school, Isabella cried and
    reported that mother hit her in the face, grabbed her by the neck, and locked her in the
    bathroom. School personnel were familiar with Isabella, who reportedly was chronically
    truant and complained to her school office almost daily about headaches and stomach
    aches, and staff believed Isabella’s problems at school were related to her troubled home
    environment. Isabella told a social worker that she was afraid of mother. A social
    worker reported that Isabella had scratches, consistent with fingernail scratches, on one
    side of her face and had a gouge mark on her left ear lobe consistent with a fingernail
    injury. Photographs were taken of the injuries, and they show the gouge mark and what
    2
    Isabella was born five years after mother and father separated, father has not been
    caring for their children, and father does not have contact with the children. Isabella told
    a social worker that she did not know where father was, and she had not seen him “in a
    long time.” Mother does not have father’s current address or telephone number.
    Although father was declared Isabella’s presumed father in these proceedings, the
    Department’s efforts to contact him were unavailing.
    3
    All further date references are to the 2013 calendar year unless otherwise specified.
    2
    appears to be a small cut on Isabella’s cheekbone and discoloration around the cut, but
    they do not clearly depict significant injuries.4
    When a social worker tried to discuss the incident with mother the same day,
    mother’s speech seemed “pressured and her thinking tangential,” and mother
    immediately informed the social worker that she “has a legal right to spank her child if
    she wants to.” Mother admitted holding Isabella down and trying to spank her but denied
    hitting her in the face. When mother spoke with a social worker later, she explained that
    Isabella was having a “really bad tantrum” the morning of the altercation, and she tried to
    pull Isabella into the bathroom to calm her down. She told the social worker, “I would
    never intentionally hurt her and I don’t understand how she got those marks as I don’t
    even have long nails. If I did scratch her, it was an accident because I would never leave
    marks on my children intentionally.” She also acknowledged that she should have taken
    another approach to the situation and simply “walked out.”
    The day after the incident, February 28, the Department filed a dependency
    petition alleging that Isabella had suffered serious physical harm (§ 300, subd. (a)) from
    mother’s physical assault. The petition further alleged that there was a substantial risk
    that Isabella would suffer additional serious physical harm (§ 300, subd. (b)), based on
    father’s mental-health issues.5 Isabella was detained in shelter care.
    A team decision-making meeting was held the same day the petition was filed.
    Mother, Isabella’s two older siblings, the principal of Isabella’s school, representatives
    from an Indian tribe to which mother belongs, and two social workers attended. One of
    the social workers was “very impressed at the way the entire community rallied around
    this family” and reported that the meeting’s participants determined that “this family is
    4
    Black-and-white copies of poor quality appear in the clerk’s transcript on appeal.
    Concerned that the photos might not reveal the full extent of any harm Isabella suffered,
    we requested color copies, which the juvenile court transferred to this court for our
    review. (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.224(d).)
    5
    Father reportedly has mental disorders, including schizophrenia and paranoia, and he
    was apparently placed on an involuntary psychiatric hold in October 2010, more than two
    years before the dependency petition was filed.
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    under a lot of pressure and they have been for a long time” because of “financial
    stressors” and “mental health stressors.”
    Based on the team meeting, the Department reported at the detention hearing the
    following day that it had changed its position and requested that the case would proceed
    with Isabella remaining with mother. Both county counsel and a social worker assigned
    to the case told the juvenile court that Isabella would be at greater risk of harm if she was
    removed from mother’s custody than if she remained placed with her. County counsel
    acknowledged that this was a serious case and that mother had not been sufficiently
    responsive to voluntary services, but suggested that initiating dependency proceedings
    would be a “stick as opposed to a carrot” to motivate mother to comply, and that this
    approach was expected “to make the difference for this family.”6 The social worker
    likewise believed that a “voluntary case” could not address the family’s issues “both from
    a financial aspect and from having the authority to provide those services” the family
    needed. A tribal representative also recommended that Isabella be returned to mother and
    stated that the tribe would help the family. Mother’s counsel submitted the matter after
    noting that a transition from voluntary services to court intervention was “an upgrade,
    and I think the services available are different because of funding or lack thereof.” Over
    the objection of Isabella’s attorney, the juvenile court declined to detain Isabella and
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    The comments about voluntary services and the “carrot” approach were a reference to
    the Department’s prior involvement with this family. Mother and Isabella have had a
    history of problems relating to or affecting Isabella’s school attendance. The Department
    had received several referrals about the family that were closed without services being
    provided. But in February 2011, the Department substantiated a report that mother was
    neglecting Isabella and her older sister and opened a voluntary family maintenance case.
    Services were provided, including counseling and parent education. The case was closed
    after one year because the time limit for providing services was reached. When the case
    was closed, the social worker wrote in her closing summary that mother did not appear to
    be a good candidate for additional voluntary services in the event of another referral
    because she was “selective in what she [was] willing to do and was not willing to engage
    with learning positive parenting skills.” (Boldface omitted.) Mother also continued to
    struggle with getting Isabella to attend school.
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    instead ordered out-of-custody detention, meaning that Isabella would be returned to
    mother under court supervision, with mother participating in services.
    Two weeks later, a social worker interviewed Isabella at school, and Isabella
    appeared to be in good spirits. She told the social worker that the February 27 incident
    was the first time anything like that had happened, that she did not think mother wanted
    to hurt her because “normally she just yells,” that she was not afraid of mother, and that
    she thought mother had “learned her lesson and it won’t happen again.” Isabella was
    participating in individual therapy and working on her feelings about not wanting to
    attend school. She was scared about the possibility of being removed from mother’s care
    and was hopeful it would not happen again.
    Mother, meanwhile, had begun anger-management classes, was reading books on
    how to better deal with children who are defiant, and was participating in weekly
    individual therapy. She had sought out resources voluntarily from the Sonoma County
    Indian Health Department and acknowledged needing help managing her emotions.
    Although mother sometimes appeared to others to be defensive, she agreed to comply
    with services and said she would not use any form of physical punishment.
    The Department recommended in its jurisdiction report filed on March 29 that the
    juvenile court sustain the dependency petition, that Isabella remain in mother’s care, and
    that the court order maintenance services. The social worker believed that Isabella was
    currently safe in mother’s care given her engagement in services and her demonstrated
    willingness to cooperate with the Department. The social worker considered mother to
    be “passionately committed towards [her daughter’s] needs and very resourceful,” she
    was “genuinely invested in working with several providers in order to ensure that she will
    not utilize any form of physical punishment with the minor,” and several providers also
    confirmed mother’s commitment toward Isabella.
    The parties agreed to a settlement conference, but they were unable to reach a
    resolution. Mother then requested a contested jurisdictional/dispositional hearing, and
    one was held on May 20. Mother was the sole witness, and she provided additional
    testimony about the February 27 incident. She testified that Isabella was procrastinating
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    instead of getting ready for school, and at some point it became clear that Isabella was
    going to miss the bus to school. Isabella then began to bicker with her brother, who
    wanted his hot-chocolate money back from Isabella because Isabella was not going to
    make it to school in time to buy the treat. Mother said that Isabella then “went into a total
    meltdown,” throwing things at the living room wall, taking off her clothes, and getting
    back into bed. Mother thought Isabella likely was upset about school-related issues
    unrelated to the money for hot chocolate. Mother stated that she was upset with Isabella
    because they had previously struggled about Isabella missing school. Mother tried to put
    Isabella over her knee and spank her, but Isabella’s size made it difficult. Mother picked
    up Isabella, took her to the bathroom, and told her she needed to put water on her face.
    Mother eventually took Isabella to school, and on the way Isabella complained she was
    bleeding. Mother testified she was not aware there were marks or scratches on Isabella’s
    face before she went to school, and she explained that Isabella “kept pulling it [where she
    said she had a mark], and she was like digging her nail in it. She likes to pick scabs
    sometimes.” Mother admitted she had spanked Isabella on the bottom in the past, but
    “not like that kind of situation at all,” which was an isolated incident. Mother
    acknowledged that she did not handle the incident with her daughter in the best way
    possible and that she could use support dealing with anger management. Mother said she
    was not blaming Isabella for what happened and that she took responsibility for the
    incident. She testified that the services she had received so far had helped, and she would
    continue to work on becoming a better parent.
    Mother’s counsel acknowledged that Isabella had sustained injuries but argued
    that the Department had not proved that she suffered serious physical harm as defined by
    section 300, subdivision (a). But counsel stopped short of asking the juvenile court to
    dismiss the petition, apparently based on mother’s desire to receive services. Counsel
    concluded: “We are not here to ask that this case not move forward in a dependency
    situation. My client wants the help. So I would invite the Court to either find the petition
    not true in regards to the (a) count but find the petition true in regards to the (b) count
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    [relating solely to father] and take jurisdiction and proceed to disposition of family
    maintenance. Or I would ask that the Court amend its findings according to proof.”
    The juvenile court stated it was “good news” that mother had “a lot of insight into
    what the situation is.” It nonetheless sustained the petition, focusing on the benefits of
    reunification services, as opposed to any harm Isabella had suffered: “There are several
    ironies I want to bring to your attention. For instance, if the Court were to say, ‘Well,
    none of this happened, and I’m just going to dismiss everything,’ and you walk out of
    here, then you would be in a situation where you would not be getting the services that
    you, yourself, have asked for and you, yourself, have identified as being beneficial for
    your child. So it would be very difficult for the Court to put your child in a situation
    where they [services] would be deprived. And, in fact, you have not asked that we do
    that. [¶] So the Court is going to find that it does have jurisdiction.” The juvenile court
    adjudged the minor a dependent child and placed her with mother under the Department’s
    supervision.7
    This timely appeal followed.
    II.
    DISCUSSION
    A. Mother Adequately Preserved Her Right to Challenge the Juvenile Court’s
    Order.
    Before examining mother’s challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence, we first
    consider the Department’s argument that mother cannot challenge the jurisdictional
    findings because her attorney asked the juvenile court to take jurisdiction under
    section 300, subdivision (b), thereby barring her appellate arguments under theories of
    forfeiture and invited error. We cannot agree.
    A reviewing court ordinarily will not consider a challenge to a lower court’s ruling
    if an objection could have been, but was not, made below. (In re S.B. (2004) 
    32 Cal. 4th 7
     The court also found that the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1979 (25 U.S.C.A. § 1901 et
    seq.) applied, based on mother’s enrollment in an Indian tribe. A tribal representative
    appeared and spoke at the contested hearing.
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    1287, 1293.) This rule is applicable in dependency matters, and its purpose is to
    encourage parties to bring errors to the attention of the juvenile court so that they may be
    corrected. (Ibid.) But here, mother preserved her right to challenge the sufficiency of the
    evidence supporting the juvenile court’s orders by requesting a contested
    jurisdictional/dispositional hearing after the parties were unable to reach a negotiated
    resolution. “Sufficiency of the evidence has always been viewed as a question
    necessarily and inherently raised in every contested trial of any issue of fact, and
    requiring no further steps by the aggrieved party to be preserved for appeal.” (In re K.F.
    (2009) 
    173 Cal. App. 4th 655
    , 660; see also In re Erik P. (2002) 
    104 Cal. App. 4th 395
    ,
    399-400 [no waiver of challenge to sufficiency of evidence supporting juvenile court’s
    finding that minor was adoptable].) It would improperly weaken the Department’s
    burden of establishing jurisdiction by a preponderance of the evidence to hold that
    challenges to the juvenile court’s findings could so easily be forfeited. (Erik P., at
    p. 400.)
    It is true that mother’s counsel asked during argument that the juvenile court take
    jurisdiction under section 300, subdivision (b)—based on allegations related solely to
    father. It is clear from the record that counsel took this step as a way to secure
    reunification services for mother, who acknowledged that she would benefit from them.
    We agree with mother, however, that her counsel’s request did not amount to, and should
    not be construed as, a personal admission of the allegations of the petition, as required
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    under California Rules of Court, rule 5.682(d)-(e).8 (In re Monique T. (1992)
    
    2 Cal. App. 4th 1372
    , 1376-1377 [error to accept counsel’s waiver of right to contested
    jurisdictional hearing without explaining rights to mother and accepting her personal
    waiver].)
    Finally, we would exercise our discretion and consider mother’s argument even if
    we were to conclude that she had forfeited the issue below. We would do so because this
    case presents the important legal issue whether a juvenile court may take jurisdiction over
    a minor in order to provide a parent services when insufficient evidence supports the
    jurisdictional order. (In re 
    S.B., supra
    , 32 Cal.4th at p. 1293.)
    This case is distinguishable from In re 
    N.M., supra
    , 
    197 Cal. App. 4th 159
    , upon
    which the Department relies. In N.M., the parent and the social services agency reached a
    settlement before a scheduled jurisdictional/dispositional hearing whereby the agency
    agreed to amend the allegations of the original dependency petition, and the father agreed
    to deal with physical-abuse issues in therapy. (Id. at p. 164.) N.M. held that the father’s
    agreement to deal with abuse issues in therapy was akin to an admission, because there
    would be no need for therapy if the court was not going to take jurisdiction. (Id. at
    p. 167.) The negotiated settlement was “essentially a contract” under which the father
    implicitly waived his right to challenge the court’s jurisdictional finding. (Ibid.) Here,
    we seriously doubt that mother could admit, either implicitly or explicitly, allegations
    directed solely to an absentee parent. And, more importantly, the parties here were not
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    California Rules of Court, rule 5.682(e) provides that at a jurisdictional hearing, a
    parent may elect to (1) admit the petition’s allegations, (2) plead no contest, or (3) submit
    the jurisdictional determination to the court based on the information provided to the
    court and waive further jurisdictional hearing. A parent’s admission (option one) must be
    made personally. (Rule 5.682(d).) Even where a parent submits a jurisdictional
    determination on information provided to the court in the social services agency’s report
    (option three), which was not the case here because mother presented additional evidence
    in the form of her testimony, the juvenile court is still required to weigh evidence, make
    evidentiary findings, and apply relevant law to determine whether the case has been
    proved. (In re Tommy E. (1992) 
    7 Cal. App. 4th 1234
    , 1237.) In such circumstances, the
    parent does not waive the right to challenge the sufficiency of the evidence to support the
    juvenile court’s jurisdictional finding. (In re N.M. (2011) 
    197 Cal. App. 4th 159
    , 167.)
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    able to reach a negotiated settlement as they were in N.M. Under these circumstances,
    mother did not forfeit her evidentiary challenge to the juvenile court’s order.
    B. The Standard of Review.
    In dependency proceedings, the social services agency has the burden to prove by
    a preponderance of the evidence that the minor who is the subject of the dependency
    petition comes under the juvenile court’s jurisdiction. (§ 355, subd. (a); In re 
    N.M., supra
    , 197 Cal.App.4th at p. 168.) We review the jurisdictional findings for substantial
    evidence. (In re James R. (2009) 
    176 Cal. App. 4th 129
    , 134-135.) We consider the entire
    record, drawing all reasonable inferences in support of the juvenile court’s findings and
    affirming the order even if other evidence supports a different finding. (Id. at p. 135.)
    We do not consider the credibility of witnesses or reweigh the evidence. (Ibid.)
    Substantial evidence does not mean “any evidence,” however, and we ultimately consider
    whether a reasonable trier of fact would make the challenged ruling in light of the entire
    record. (Ibid.) The parent has the burden on appeal of showing there is insufficient
    evidence to support the juvenile court’s order. (In re N.M., at p. 168.)
    C. The Record Does Not Show that Isabella Suffered “Serious Physical Harm,”
    as Defined by Section 300, Subdivision (a).
    Having determined that mother has properly preserved her ability to challenge the
    sufficiency of the evidence, and with the applicable standard of review in mind, we turn
    to the core of mother’s argument that there was insufficient evidence to support the
    juvenile court’s jurisdictional finding under section 300, subdivision (a). The subdivision
    authorizes jurisdiction if the “child has suffered, or there is a substantial risk that the child
    will suffer, serious physical harm inflicted nonaccidentally upon the child by the child’s
    parent or guardian.” The court may find a substantial risk of future injury “based on the
    manner in which a less serious injury was inflicted, a history of repeated inflictions of
    injuries on the child or the child’s siblings, or a combination of these and other actions by
    the parent or guardian which indicate the child is at risk of serious physical harm.”
    (Ibid.) “[R]easonable and age-appropriate spanking to the buttocks where there is no
    evidence of serious physical injury” is not considered “serious physical harm” for
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    purposes of the subdivision. (Ibid.) A juvenile court need not wait until a child is
    seriously abused or injured before it takes jurisdiction under section 300, subdivision (a),
    and the court may consider past events in deciding whether a child currently needs its
    protection. (In re 
    N.M., supra
    , 197 Cal.App.4th at p. 165.)
    Here, it is essentially undisputed that mother failed to interact appropriately with
    Isabella on the morning of February 27 and that mother would benefit from services
    related to anger management. But the evidence in the record before us does not support a
    finding that Isabella’s injuries amounted to “serious physical harm” under section 300,
    subdivision (a). Although the statute does not define what constitutes such harm, it has
    withstood a void-for-vagueness challenge because the term has a sufficiently well-
    established meaning and is no less specific than the phrase “great bodily injury.” (In re
    Mariah T. (2008) 
    159 Cal. App. 4th 428
    , 436-437.) “Although there may be an ‘I know it
    when I see it’ component to this factual determination [of what constitutes ‘serious
    physical harm’], as with the term ‘great bodily injury’ we believe that parents of common
    intelligence can discern what injuries fall within its reach.” (Id. at p. 438.) We conclude
    that Isabella’s harm fell outside the statute’s reach. (Cf. 
    ibid. [mother punished three-
    year-old child by striking him on stomach and forearms with a belt, leaving deep, purple
    bruises]; In re J.K. (2009) 
    174 Cal. App. 4th 1426
    , 1433 [father struck daughter with
    sufficient force that he dislocated her shoulder]; In re David H. (2008) 
    165 Cal. App. 4th 1626
    , 1645 [mother beat son with belt and electrical cord, hitting him seven times on
    each of three occasions and causing bruises, linear red marks, welts, and broken skin].)
    We recognize that section 300, subdivision (a) may apply when a minor suffers
    less serious injuries but there is a history of repeated abuse. (In re 
    N.M., supra
    ,
    197 Cal.App.4th at pp. 162-163, 169 [although father did not injure daughter when he
    started to drive away while girl was reaching into truck’s cargo area, incident was part of
    larger pattern of physical abuse].) But that is not the case here, where Isabella reported
    this was an isolated incident, and there is nothing in the record to suggest otherwise. It is
    true that when the Department closed the prior, voluntary case in March 2012, the social
    worker reported that “the physical violence between mother and [Isabella’s older brother]
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    appeared to be nil,” suggesting there had, earlier, been physical confrontations between
    the two of them. Again, though, the risk appeared to be “nil” at the time the case was
    closed, and the older brother is not the subject of these proceedings. (Boldface omitted.)
    Section 300, subdivision (a) also applies where there is a substantial risk the child
    will suffer serious physical harm in the future. (In re 
    J.K., supra
    , 174 Cal.App.4th at
    pp. 1439-1440.) But the record here lacks substantial evidence that Isabella faced a
    substantial risk of further serious harm. The primary motivating factor in declaring
    jurisdiction appears to have been to offer mother services. We have no doubt that
    providing services to assist a family that has acknowledged the need for support certainly
    was meant to promote the best interests of Isabella and her entire family, but these good
    intentions are an insufficient basis upon which to find jurisdiction under section 300,
    subdivision (a).
    D. Insufficient Evidence Supports the Allegation that Isabella Faced a Substantial
    Risk of Harm Under Section 300, Subdivision (b).
    There is even less support in the record for finding jurisdiction under section 300,
    subdivision (b), which authorizes jurisdiction if a child has suffered, or there is a
    substantial risk that the child will suffer, serious physical harm or illness as a result of the
    failure or inability of the parent to adequately supervise or protect the child. “The
    statutory definition consists of three elements: (1) neglectful conduct by the parent in one
    of the specified forms; (2) causation; and (3) ‘serious physical harm or illness’ to the
    minor, or a ‘substantial risk’ of such harm or illness.” (In re Rocco M. (1991)
    
    1 Cal. App. 4th 814
    , 820.) The statute “means what it says. Before courts and agencies
    can exert jurisdiction under section 300, subdivision (b), there must be evidence
    indicating that the child is exposed to a substantial risk of serious physical harm or
    illness.” (Id. at p. 823, original italics.)
    Jurisdiction under section 300, subdivision (b) in this case was based solely on
    allegations regarding Isabella’s absentee father. The petition alleged that father had
    mental-health issues and was a self-admitted “Bipolar mental health patient with
    Schizophrenia and paranoia.” And it alleged that Isabella was at substantial risk in his
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    care because “on or about October 12, 2010, the father was escalated and agitated with
    self inflicted injuries stating he was ‘hearing voices’ and tired and scared because he
    couldn’t get the voices to stop and did not want to live anymore. As a result of this
    incident the father was assessed to be a danger to himself and was placed on an
    involuntary psychiatric hold pursuant to WIC Section 5150.” These allegations,
    however, are insufficient to provide a basis for jurisdiction under section 300,
    subdivision (b). The events described occurred more than two years before the filing of
    dependency proceedings. There is no evidence in the record that Isabella was in father’s
    care at the time of these events or was affected by them or that she even knew about
    them. Isabella reported that it had been a long time since she had seen father, and the
    record contains no indication that father is or will be involved in her life. The
    Department’s investigation was unable to locate father.
    In sustaining the section 300, subdivision (b) allegation, the juvenile court did not
    suggest that father currently posed a risk to Isabella. Instead, the court stated that “while
    Dad is not in the home now, with the finding of the [subdivision] (b) count, it then
    becomes clear that if he comes back, he is a threat to her. He is a threat to her mental
    health. If the Court didn’t find that, then Dad could come back, and there’s no legal
    problem with him being there. So this way, Mom is going to be able to say, ‘You know,
    she’s comfortable and safe here. But if you come back and live with us, I might lose
    her.’ ” The court concluded this approach would “provide the most protection for the
    minor. So the basis there is on the grounds not that it’s likely to reoccur, but that it has
    occurred. And this is, I think, again, a protection for Mom and Daughter against that
    mental-health issue.” (Italics added.)
    The purpose of the dependency system is to protect children who are currently
    being abused, neglected, or exploited, or who are at risk of that harm. (§ 300.2.) If father
    returns to Isabella’s life and there is evidence that he poses a risk to Isabella’s well-being,
    the Department may of course file dependency proceedings in order to protect her best
    interests. But where father was not alleged to have caused Isabella any harm and there
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    was no evidence presented that he was likely to do so in the future, sustaining the
    petition’s allegation under section 300, subdivision (b) was reversible error.
    E. The Dispositional Order Also Is Reversed.
    Because we conclude that the jurisdictional findings must be reversed, the
    dispositional order also must be reversed. (In re James 
    R., supra
    , 176 Cal.App.4th at
    p. 137.)
    III.
    DISPOSITION
    The juvenile court’s May 20, 2013 jurisdictional/dispositional order is reversed.
    _________________________
    Humes, J.
    We concur:
    _________________________
    Ruvolo, P.J.
    _________________________
    Reardon, J.
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    Certified for publication 5/13/14
    CALIFORNIA COURT OF APPEAL
    FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT
    DIVISION FOUR
    IN RE ISABELLA F., a Person Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law.
    Sonoma County Human Services Department
    v.
    Y.M.
    A139220
    Sonoma County
    Sup. Ct. No. 4130DEP
    BY THE COURT:
    Appellant's request (filed on May 1, 2014) that this court’s April 17, 2014 opinion
    be certified for publication is granted.
    The Reporter of Decisions is directed to publish said opinion in the Official
    Reports.
    Date:________May 13 2014_________          ______________Ruvolo__________P. J.
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    Trial Court:                          Sonoma County Superior Court
    Trial Judge:                          Hon. Anthony Wheeldin
    Counsel for Appellant:                Roni Keller, under appointment by the First District
    Appellate Project
    Counsel for Respondent:               Bruce D. Goldstein, County Counsel, Ian W.
    Trueblood, Deputy County Counsel; Julia K. Freis
    Sonoma County Human Services Department v. Y.M. (A139220)
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Document Info

Docket Number: A139220

Citation Numbers: 226 Cal. App. 4th 128

Judges: Humes

Filed Date: 5/14/2014

Precedential Status: Precedential

Modified Date: 8/31/2023