D.M.

San Diego County Health & Human Services Agency v. D.M.

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115 Cal. Rptr. 3d 552·187 Cal. App. 4th 1380·2010 Cal. App. LEXIS 1518
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaAugust 11, 2010No. D056196California3,695 words

Opinion

lead Opinion

Benke, J.

D.M. appeals orders declaring his minor children, A.M., Anastasia M., Gage M. and Gavin M. (together, the minors), dependents of the juvenile court under Welfare and Institutions Code 1 section 300, subdivision (f). D.M. challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support the court’s jurisdictional findings. We affirm the order.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

D.M. and Tiffany were the parents of James. In June 2004 newborn James died. D.M. and Tiffany were referred to the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency (the Agency) after James’s death. The parents agreed to participate in services to address their grief. Services included therapy for the parents, psychological evaluations and childcare services. The Agency also recommended that A.M. receive therapy to address James’s death.

*1383 One year later, the Agency reported the parents had made some progress. They attended therapy and submitted to psychological evaluations. They did not make arrangements, however, for A.M. to participate in therapy. D.M.’s psychological evaluation report stated that he suffered physical and sexual abuse as a child. The evaluator concluded D.M. was not sufficiently…

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