Solano County Department of Social Services v. Dawn B.

Opinion

BENSON, J.

James B. (age seven) and Janee B. (age two) were declared dependent persons as described by Welfare and Institutions Code section 300, subdivision (d) (hereinafter section 300(d)) and placed in the home of their mother under the supervision of the Director of the Solano County Public Welfare Department.

The order of dependency is based on a determination that the minor children’s home was “unfit” due to the continued presence of the seven-year-old James within the home. The factual basis for the trial court’s ruling rested on instances of molestation inflicted by James upon…