In re L.W.
Opinion
Opinion
Burns, J.
Filed 2/27/25; Certified for Publication 3/19/25 (order attached)
IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT
DIVISION FIVE
In re L.W., a Person Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law. ___________________________________
ALAMEDA COUNTY SOCIAL A170656
SERVICES AGENCY,
Plaintiff and Respondent, v. (Alameda County Super. Ct. No.
JD-036423-01)
L.W.,
Defendant and Appellant.
L.W. (mother) appeals from the juvenile court’s jurisdiction and disposition rulings in a juvenile dependency case. In late June 2023, the Alameda County Social Services Agency (Agency) removed her then eight-year-old daughter (L.)1 from her care when mother was hospitalized due to a mental health crisis. Mother contends the juvenile court erred in concluding that it had dependency jurisdiction under Welfare and Institutions Code section 300, subdivisions (b)(1) and (g)2, and we agree. We therefore reverse.
1 Mother and daughter have the same initials, L.W., so we
refer to the daughter as “L.” to avoid confusion. 2 Undesignated statutory references are to the Welfare and