In re L.L. CA4/2

I. INTRODUCTION

B.L. (Father) is the father of L.L. In February 2023, the Riverside County

Department of Public Social Services (the department) filed a petition pursuant to

Welfare and Institutions Code1 section 300 et seq., on behalf of L.L., alleging that

(1) Father had committed acts of sexual abuse against L.L., and (2) Father was unable to

adequately supervise, protect, or provide for L.L. On August 25, 2023, the juvenile court

held a jurisdictional hearing, sustained the jurisdictional allegations against Father, but

set the matter for a further hearing to consider disposition. At the same hearing, the

juvenile court granted a request by L.L.’s mother (Mother)2 to issue a restraining order

against Father.

On September 19, 2023, Father filed a notice of appeal purporting to appeal the

“jurisdictional finding pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 300[,

subdivision] (b) and 300[, subdivision] (d)” as well as the restraining order. On appeal,

Father argues that (1) the juvenile court’s jurisdictional findings should be reversed for

insufficient evidence, and (2) the juvenile court abused its discretion when it issued a

five-year restraining order in…