California Court of Appeal

In re A.C., G040540

In a juvenile dependency proceeding, post-disposition order continuing reunification services for minors' parents is affirmed where: 1) the trial court properly interpreted the relevant dependency statutes in finding parents were entitled to additional reunification services at a particular hearing; 2) Section 361.5 time limits for reunification services start to run when a child is removed from all parental custody at the disposition hearing; 3) the clock does not start running when the child is placed with a noncustodial parent pursuant to section 361.2; and 4) there was also sufficient evidence supporting the court's finding of a substantial probability dependents may be returned to the care of their parents by the 12-month review.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/22/2008
• Published 12/22/2008

Judges

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Valerie N. Lankford, San Diego, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Benjamin P. de Mayo, County Counsel, Karen L. Christensen, Senior Deputy County Counsel, and Jeannie Su, Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent Orange County Social Services Agency., Janette Freeman Cochran, Pasadena, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Respondent O.H., Nicole Williams, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Respondent J.C.