In re D.R. CA2/3

INTRODUCTION

Martin R. (father) appeals from the juvenile court’s order terminating jurisdiction over his daughter, D.R., and his twin sons, Daniel R. and David R. Father also appeals from the court’s exit order granting sole legal and physical custody to the children’s mother, Sylvia R. (mother), with monitored visits for father. Welfare and Institutions Code1 section 364 mandates the termination of dependency jurisdiction where the conditions that justified the initial assumption of jurisdiction no longer exist and those conditions are unlikely to return if supervision is withdrawn. In the instant case, the juvenile court assumed jurisdiction over the children after all three reported ongoing physical abuse and medical neglect by father. When the court terminated jurisdiction the evidence indicated the children had been safely maintained in mother’s custody for over 15 months since their detention. We find no abuse of discretion. As for the exit order, the evidence of the parents’ inability to agree on basic issues concerning visitation, coupled with father’s disagreement with mother over when to obtain medical treatment for the children, supports the court’s order granting…