Los Angeles County Department of Children's Services v. Virginia B.

Virginia B. appeals from a jurisdictional and dispositional judgment declaring Michael B. 1 a dependent child of the court and other orders made on October 31, 1988, and May 4, 1989; orders made April 5, 1991, denying appellant’s petition, under Welfare and Institutions Code section 388, for a modification of order and terminating juvenile court jurisdiction; and the order made April 29, 1991, lifting the stay of the April 5, 1991, order terminating jurisdiction.

Appellant’s various contentions are set forth hereunder, as they arise in our discussion of the facts. Two of the contentions raised are discussed in the published portion of this opinion.

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Section 388 Petition

On April 3, 1991, the parties appeared in court for a judicial review hearing and a hearing on a petition previously filed .by appellant pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 388. 8 The parties agreed that the issues for decision were those of custody, visitation and termination of the dependency court’s jurisdiction.

Blake, Michael’s father, testified that appellant was a caring mother, loved Michael a lot, was bright and had much to offer Michael in the area of education. Blake…