In re Aaron C.

In re Aaron C.

Filed 2/14/07  In re Aaron C. CA1/2

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION TWO

            Cherie C., the mother of two-year-old Aaron C., has appealed from orders of the juvenile court overruling her demurrer to an amended Welfare and Institutions Code^[1] section  342 subsequent petition filed by the San Francisco Department of Human Services (Department) and sustaining the jurisdictional findings on that section  342 petition, and from the jurisdiction and disposition findings and orders made at the six-month family maintenance review held pursuant to section  364.  On January  25, 2007, the Department moved this court to dismiss this appeal because the juvenile court on November  15, 2006 terminated its dependency jurisdiction over Aaron C.^[2]  No appeal was filed from the order dismissing the dependency.  Relying upon In re Michelle M. (1992) 8  Cal.App.4th  326, the Department argues the appeal is moot because the dependency action was terminated and this court could not give effective relief, were appellant to prevail on her appeal.

            Nevertheless, appellant opposes the motion to dismiss on the grounds that â€