Persons Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law. L. A. Cnty. Dep't of Children v. Brittney M. (In re Los)

*511 Although conceding the Los Angeles juvenile court properly exercised temporary emergency jurisdiction over her now-seven-year-old son, Aiden L., Brittney M. contends Arizona is Aiden's home state under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA) ( Fam. Code, § 3400 et seq. ). 1 Because the Los Angeles court failed to contact officials in Arizona and allow that state to properly assert its jurisdiction over Aiden, Brittney argues, its findings and orders from the jurisdiction hearing forward, including the August 8, 2016 order terminating her and her husband's parental rights, must be reversed. Brittney's challenge to the jurisdiction of the California court to terminate her parental rights is *512 joined by Aiden's maternal grandparents, who live in Arizona and have custody of Aiden's two older sisters, Cora L. and P.L., and by his siblings, Cora and P.L.

Even though the juvenile court at no time addressed the UCCJEA, the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (Department) contends the record supports the court's exercise of jurisdiction.

We vacate the order terminating parental rights and remand the matter to the juvenile…