In re A.T.
Seven-year-old A.T. and her mother, S.V., appeal an order dismissing a petition filed pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 300.[1] The mother contends that the court applied an incorrect legal standard to determine the truth of allegations that A.T.s father (M.T.) abused her sexually ( 300, subd. (d)), and that substantial evidence does not support the courts decision. A.T. contends that the court applied an erroneous legal standard to determine the truth of the allegation that A.T. has suffered serious emotional damage and that it erred in failing to apply an available legal theory to exercise jurisdiction based on that allegation. ( 300, subd. (c).) Court conclude that the court did not err with respect to either allegation, and Court affirm the order of dismissal.
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