Contra County Department of Social Services v. Catherine P.

Opinion

KLINE, P. J.

This is an appeal from an order of the juvenile court adjudging Rocco M. a dependent child as described in Welfare and Institutions Code section 300,1 subdivision (b). Rocco’s mother, Catherine R, challenges the order on the grounds that (1) the court improperly took *817judicial notice of its file in previous proceedings concerning Rocco; and (2) the evidence was insufficient to support the finding of dependency. We affirm the order.

Facts

In May 1990, the department filed a petition seeking to have Rocco, then 11 years old, declared a dependent child. As later amended, the…