Sacramento Cnty. Dep't of Child, Family & Adult Servs. v. F.C. (In re D.D.)

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244 Cal. Rptr. 3d 420·32 Cal. App. 5th 985
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaFebruary 20, 2019C086808California4,658 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Hull, J.

*987 Appellant F.C. (mother) appeals the juvenile court's order removing her four children from her custody following true findings made on Welfare and Institutions Code section 387 supplemental petitions. (Unless otherwise stated, statutory section references that follow are to the Welfare and Institutions Code.) Mother challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support the court's findings that the previous placement with her was ineffective in protecting or rehabilitating the children and that removing the children from her custody was necessary to prevent substantial danger to them. She also argues that the court failed to consider reasonable alternatives to removal.

We conclude substantial evidence supports the court's findings and dispositional *424 order as to the section 387 supplemental petitions. We affirm the judgment.

FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

F.C. is the mother of F.V., A.V., P.W., and D.D. At the time of the proceedings, the children were aged 16, 14, 12, and 5 years of age, respectively. They each have different fathers, who have extensive criminal records. Mother also has a criminal record.

In March 2016, the Sacramento County Department of Child, Family and…

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