In Re Walker

This is an appeal by the father of Mary Patricia Walker, a minor child, from an order decreeing her to be a ward of the juvenile court, committing her to a convent, and ordering the father to reimburse the county for her care and maintenance.

The record which comes to us on a settled statement shows that the probation officer of Solano County filed a verified petition alleging the minor to be a person within the provisions of section'700, subdivision (i), of the Welfare and Institutions Code in that she was beyond the control of her parents and seeking to have her declared to be a ward of the court. A citation was issued and served upon the father and the minor’s stepmother. On the date set for the hearing the parents, who appeared without an attorney, were both sworn but only the father testified. Additionally there was testimony by the deputy probation officer and the child. The officer’s report was considered by the court as well as a written statement by the minor which was included therein.

The settled statement shows that the minor confirmed the truthfulness of her statement set forth in the probation officer’s report concerning her conduct which gave rise to the…