In Re Robert L.
Robert L. v. Robert L.
Opinion
Opinion
Hastings, J.
This is an appeal by Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) from an order extending the juvenile court jurisdiction of Robert and Michelle L. (collectively referenced as respondents and individually by their first names) beyond age 18. We conclude that the juvenile court abused its discretion. We reverse and remand with directions to enter a new order terminating jurisdiction over Robert and Michelle.
Statement of Facts
Robert was born August 17, 1977, and his sister, Michelle, was born December 17, 1979. In 1985, respondents, along with two siblings, Daniel and Ralph, were the subjects of dependency proceedings initiated by DCFS. All the children were removed from the custody of their parents and placed with their maternal grandparents in a spacious four-bedroom home. The social worker helped the grandparents in finding sources of financial aid and the grandmother quit her job so that she would be home when the children returned from school. The grandparents elected not to seek legal guardianship so that they would remain eligible to receive $700 per month in foster care benefits, and on May 5, 1987, the court ordered that respondents be…