In Re Robert A.
San Diego County Department of Social Services v. Robert A.
Opinion
Opinion
Huffman, J.
issues are raised in this appeal by four dependent
Two children of the juvenile court, Robert A. and his three half-siblings, Tamela, Heather and Jere D. (the children), of the judgment which included dispositional orders that the children be removed from the physical custody of their parents (Regina A. and Jere D.).
The children contend the juvenile court erred in mating a general placement order that the custody of the children should be under the supervision of the probation officer, with the minors to be placed in licensed foster care. (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 361.2, subd. (b).) They argue the facts of the case and the applicable law required the court to make a specific placement order of custody to their current foster parent. In a related contention, the children claim the juvenile court erroneously refused to order that the minors’ appointed counsel be given notice of and the opportunity to consult on any changes in the children’s foster placement, before such changes were made. (§ 317, subd. (c), (e).)
We conclude that although the juvenile court correctly applied existing law by mating a general placement order requiring that the children’s custody be…