In re Anastacia L.
Luis L. (father) appeals from jurisdictional and dispositional orders of the juvenile court adjudging his daughter, Anastacia Samantha L., a dependent child under Welfare and Institutions Code[1] section 300, subdivision (c). The juvenile court found that Samantha suffered serious emotional damage and that her father was unable to provide adequate care for her mental health needs. Among other things, the court found that Samantha was absent from school for extended periods as a result of her fear that she and her father were being stalked by a stranger. On appeal, father contends the juvenile courts jurisdictional findings are not supported by substantial evidence and that the juvenile delinquency court, not the dependency court, has exclusive jurisdiction to deal with Samanthas school attendance problems. While fathers appeal was pending, the juvenile court set a hearing under section 366.26 to implement a permanent plan for Samantha. Father filed a petition seeking writ review of the courts order setting a section 366.26 hearing, contending the court failed to give proper weight to Samanthas desire to return to her father. (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.452.) Court issued an order to show cause and consolidated the appeal with the writ petition. Court affirm the juvenile courts jurisdictional and dispositional orders, and Court deny the petition seeking writ relief.
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