In re Willie P.
Filed 6/7/06 In re Willie P. CA1/4
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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT
DIVISION FOUR
| In re WILLIE P. et al., Persons Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law. | |
| SAN FRANCISCO HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. FELICIA F., Defendant and Appellant. | A110562 (San Francisco County Super. Ct. No. JD05-3027 & JDO5-3027A) |
Felicia F. (Mother) appeals from an order of the juvenile court adjudging her sons, Willie P. and William P., dependent children as described in Welfare and Institutions Code[1] section 300, subdivision (b). She contends the allegations of the dependency petition fail to state a cause of action and there is no substantial evidence supporting the jurisdictional finding. We affirm.
I.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
Mother and Willie P., Jr. (Father) have two children together, Willie, born in February 2003, and William, born in May 2004. The family has had a long history of involvement with the San Francisco Human Services Agency (the Agency), with Mother and Father being both victims and perpetrators of child abuse and neglect. Since 1996, the Agency has received 20 referrals involving paternal grandmother Iris B., of which seven were substantiated. Father recently exited the dependency system in December 2004, after reaching the age of 18.
Prior to the instant dependency proceeding, Willie had been the subject of five Agency referrals. In August 2003, dependency of Willie was established and later dismissed in April 2004. The sixth referral involving Willie, which led to the dependency matter now before us, was made on January 25, 2005, and alleged possible physical abuse.
A. Petition and Detention Report
On January 28, 2005, the Agency filed a petition seeking to have Willie, then two years old, and his brother, William, then eight months old, declared dependent children. The petition alleged that the children came within the provisions of section 300, subdivision (b), in that â€
