In re K.P. CA4/2

I. INTRODUCTION

In this juvenile dependency proceeding concerning K.P., the juvenile court

terminated reunification services for K.P.’s parents and set a hearing to be held pursuant

to Welfare and Institutions Code section 366.26.1 Appellant, T.P. (Father), filed a

request to change court order pursuant to section 388, or a “section 388 petition,”

requesting the court place K.P. in his care and terminate juvenile court jurisdiction.

Alternatively, he asked that K.P. be placed “back in his care on the condition he

cooperate with law enforcement welfare checks or in-home checks by a different social

services agency.” The trial court denied the petition without a hearing on the ground that

it did not state new evidence or a change of circumstances. Father appealed. For the

reasons set forth below, we affirm the court’s order.

1All further statutory references are to the Welfare and Institutions Code unless otherwise indicated.

2 The record on appeal in this case also includes notices of appeal by Father and K.P.’s mother, appellant L.H. (Mother), from orders made on October 3, 2013, at a hearing held pursuant to section 366.3. In their briefs on appeal neither parent…