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A.M., a Minor
Mother is denied reunification services after her 11-week-old son suffered numerous injuries as result of violent acts towards him from mother's boyfriend.
Juveniles Jul. 12, 2013
D.B., a Minor
Juvenile court may take away parents' visitation rights after evidence showed that children, after years, continued to respond negatively to visits from parents.
Juveniles Jul. 12, 2013
E.D., a Minor
Child must be returned to Father’s custody where there is no evidence that doing so would create substantial risk of detriment to child.
Juveniles Jul. 10, 2013
J.S., a Minor
Juvenile may not be 'temporarily housed' at Dept. of Juvenile Facilities because there was no contract between department and county, as required by statute.
Juveniles Jul. 9, 2013
V.C., a Minor
Juvenile court retains jurisdiction over minor charged with Vehicle Code misdemeanor and infraction offenses even after after dismissal of misdemeanor charge.
Juveniles Jul. 3, 2013
Oscar A., a Minor
Juvenile court may order out-of-state facility placement for minor who repeatedly violated his probation and had delinquent history.
Juveniles Jul. 1, 2013
John M., a Minor
Domestic violence between mother and father is enough to justify removing minor from parents' custody because of risk to minor’s physical and emotional health.
Juveniles Jun. 23, 2013
M.P., a Minor
Appointment of guardian ad litem is necessary where mother, suffering from delusion, claimed that intruders raped her and her daughter on daily basis.
Juveniles Jun. 23, 2013
E.T., a Minor
Court errs in placing child with biological father with history of drug abuse, where father failed to show presumed father status.
Juveniles Jun. 23, 2013
R.V., a Minor
Minor who brandished knife at stepfather and another person is competent to stand trial because he failed to demonstrate that he was not.
Juveniles Jun. 19, 2013
T.V., a Minor
Although child was not present during domestic violence incident, her removal from custody is appropriate due to parents' ongoing domestic violence.
Juveniles Jun. 16, 2013
Matthew N., a Minor
Juvenile's admission of lewd behavior is withdrawn because he did not understand legal proceedings until he later received legal competency training.
Juveniles Jun. 9, 2013
Nadia G., a Minor
Juvenile court must continue supervising pregnant nonminor, who refused to participate in transitional living plan, because proper report had not yet been filed.
Juveniles Jun. 3, 2013
L.J., a Minor
Referee's order terminating parental rights of both parents is void because only juvenile court judge had authority to do so.
Juveniles Jun. 3, 2013
Timothy N., a Minor
Juvenile successfully completes probation, even though he did not pay full amount of victim restitution, because he met all other probation conditions.
Juveniles May 23, 2013
K.R., a Minor
Juvenile court incorrectly holds that father, who sexually abused stepdaughter, does not also put younger biological daughter at risk for sexual abuse.
Juveniles May 13, 2013
I.J., a Minor
Father's sexual abuse of his daughter is enough to warrant removal of three sons from his custody, even if father did not abuse or mistreat sons.
Juveniles May 10, 2013
Elijah W. v. Superior Court (People)
Minor defendant is entitled to assistance of expert psychotherapist, who will not report confidential information about child abuse or threats to authorities.
Juveniles May 9, 2013
Robert M., a Minor
Juvenile’s placement at Division of Juvenile Facilities does not violate his constitutional rights because he was not required to register as sex offender.
Juveniles Apr. 30, 2013
K.R., a Minor
Juvenile court incorrectly holds that father, who sexually abused stepdaughter, does not also put younger biological daughter at risk for sexual abuse.
Juveniles Apr. 30, 2013
Nelson B., a Minor
California court may not hear dependency case because minor lived in Maryland for six months prior to proceedings before running away to California.
Juveniles Apr. 29, 2013
K.R., a Minor
Juvenile court incorrectly holds that father, who sexually abused stepdaughter, does not also put younger biological daughter at risk for sexual abuse.
Juveniles Apr. 26, 2013
Curtis S., a Minor
Minor's punishment for shouting and swinging at woman, who stopped him from escaping after he was accused of theft, does not violate First Amendment.
Juveniles Apr. 22, 2013
U.S. v. LKAV
Court may not commit juvenile charged under Federal Juvenile Delinquency Act to adult facility in order to study his competency to stand trial.
Juveniles Apr. 3, 2013
T.G., a Minor
Order terminating father’s parental rights is constitutionally invalid because juvenile court never determined he was an unfit parent.
Juveniles Apr. 3, 2013
Fabian L. v. Superior Court (Orange County Social Services Agency)
Incarcerated father's reunification services are terminated because he failed to make substantive progress regarding drug use and violence in court-ordered treatment plan.
Juveniles Mar. 27, 2013
T.W., a Minor
Child’s placement with her mother is ineffective because mother could not protect child from child's father, who had molested her stepsister.
Juveniles Mar. 27, 2013
Fabian L. v. Superior Court (Orange County Social Services Agency)
Incarcerated father's reunification services are terminated because he failed to make substantive progress regarding drug use and violence in court-ordered treatment plan.
Juveniles Mar. 21, 2013
A.J., a Minor
Child is placed with biological father in Hawaii after her mother failed to protect her from stepfather, who applied excessive discipline by beating her.
Juveniles Mar. 15, 2013
Ricky T., a Minor
Autistic child may be removed from guardian’s care because guardian sexually abused his step granddaughter while in presence of vendors at mall.
Juveniles Mar. 14, 2013