Department of Human Services v. W. A. C.

In this consolidated juvenile dependency appeal, father challenges (1) a March 2013 judgment asserting jurisdiction over his two children, and (2) an order of the juvenile court denying his motion to set aside an earlier, October 2012, judgment in which the court had asserted jurisdiction over father’s children based on mother’s admissions to allegations in the petitions. As explained below, we conclude that the juvenile court abused its discretion in denying father’s motion to set aside the October 2012 judgment; further, we agree with father that the evidence was legally insufficient to…