Los Angeles County Department of Children & Family Services v. Craig C.

*1346 Opinion

Craig C. (Father), Elsie C. (Mother), and Christopher C. (Chris) 1 appeal from the juvenile court’s visitation order. They contend the manner in which the order was crafted denies them visitation with the four youngest children and allege the juvenile court improperly delegated its power to order visitation. We conclude that Chris’s appeal must be dismissed. Finding no error in the court’s order, we affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

This is the third appeal involving the family. Father and Mother have seven children: Chris (bom 1994), twins William and Kyle (bom 1999), and quadruplets Brittany, Heidi, Collette, and Wesley (bom 2001). The family has been the subject of 30 referrals to the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS). In order to place the juvenile court’s visitation order in proper context, it will be necessary to set forth the history of this case in some detail.

In October 2008, some of the children alleged that Father sexually abused them and claimed other siblings engaged in substantial sexual conduct with each other. William and Collette accused Father of having sexual contact with Chris in their presence.…