In re T.B.
Two years after the juvenile court terminated dependency jurisdiction with a legal guardianship in place, Tyrone B. (Father) and J. B. (Mother) each filed a petition under Welfare and Institutions Code section 388,[1] seeking an order placing their sons with either or both of them, and/or an order reinstating (Mother)/granting (Father) reunification services. Judge Mark Borenstein reviewed Father’s petition and granted him an evidentiary hearing, finding the best interests of the children might be promoted by the requested change in order. Judge Patricia Spear reviewed Mother’s petition and granted her an evidentiary hearing based on the same finding. The Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) filed responses to the section 388 petitions, recommending the juvenile court grant the petitions and order reunification services for Father and Mother. A third judicial officer, Referee Marilyn Mordetzky, reviewed the matter and denied the section 388 petitions without affording Father and Mother the evidentiary hearing previously ordered.
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