In re A.H.
B.H. appeals after the juvenile court sustained two juvenile dependency petitions filed by the Orange County Social Services Agency (SSA) as to now 11‑month‑old A.H. The court found that B.H. was A.H.’s presumed father. In his appellate briefs, B.H. argues the juvenile court’s jurisdictional orders were unsupported by substantial evidence.
In August 2013, SSA filed a request for judicial notice of juvenile court records showing that since the commencement of this appeal, court‑ordered testing confirmed that B.H. is not A.H.’s biological father and the court has granted B.H.’s requests, inter alia, that all allegations pertaining to B.H. be stricken from the sustained petitions and that he be excluded from further participation in this dependency matter. SSA filed a motion to dismiss the appeal on the ground of mootness. B.H. has not filed any opposition to SSA’s request for judicial notice or motion to dismiss.
For the reasons we will explain, subsequent events have rendered B.H.’s appeal moot; accordingly, we dismiss this appeal.
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