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L. A. Cnty. Dep't of Children & Family Servs. v. Pedro C. (In re L.C.)

California Court of Appeal, 5th District

Decided July 26, 2019No. B294490PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBendix, J.

*648In this appeal, we hold that evidence of a legal guardian's occasional methamphetamine use outside the legal guardian's home and while the child was in the care of another adult in the home does not support dependency jurisdiction under Welfare and Institutions Code section 300, subdivision (b).1 No substantial evidence showed that the legal guardian abused methamphetamine, and no substantial evidence showed that the child was at risk of serious physical harm. We therefore reverse the juvenile court's jurisdictional order.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Pedro was six-year old L.'s legal…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Los Angeles County Department of Children & Family Services v. R.C.California Court of Appeal · 2014
  2. L. A. Cnty. Dep't of Children & Family Servs. v. S.Y. (In re L.W.), California Court of Appeal, 5th District2019
  3. L. A. Cnty. Dep't of Children & Family Servs. v. Richard C. (In re Alexzander C.), California Court of Appeal, 5th District2017
  4. Persons Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law. L. A. Cnty. Dep't of Children v. Vicente T. (In re Isr. T.), California Court of Appeal, 5th District2018

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