In Re Kevin N.
Orange County Social Services Agency v. Duoc N.
Opinion
Opinion
Bedsworth, J.
Duoc N., who is incarcerated, appeals from a disposition order that denied him reunification services for his two children, Kevin N. and Katie N. He argues the trial court mistakenly believed services were limited to six months, and it failed to make a required finding on whether services would be detrimental to the children. We agree the court misapprehended the applicable time limit and omitted a required finding. We therefore reverse.
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In May 2006, the Orange County Social Services Agency (SSA) detained Kevin (15), Katie (12), and their four younger siblings, the youngest of whom was one year old. Vicky T. is the mother of all of the children, but they have four different fathers.
SSA filed a dependency petition that alleged Vicky’s live-in boyfriend had sexually abused Katie and a younger sister, the remaining children were at risk of sexual abuse, and Duoc was unable to protect Kevin and Katie because he was incarcerated. (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 300, subd. (d).)
The jurisdiction and disposition hearing was held in August 2006. SSA reported Duoc has been in and out of prison for the past 20 years on burglary and theft charges. Duoc’s current incarceration (for…