San Mateo County Human Services Agency v. Ronnie M.

Opinion

JONES, P. J.

We are asked to decide in this appeal whether the juvenile court exceeded its authority by directing that a particular social worker be assigned to the case, over the objection of the social worker’s employer, the San Mateo County Human Services Agency (SMHSA). We will modify the dispositional order.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

The Initial Dependency Petition

A petition was filed in May 2002 to make Angelo M., then 12 days old, and his 16-month-old sister, Ashley, dependents of the juvenile court based on allegations that Angelo had suffered multiple fractures in…