Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services v. Dennis H.

Opinion

KINGSLEY, Acting P. J.

In a dependency action, the father appeals an order terminating his joint custody of his daughter. We reverse.

*49Facts

Immediately following an acrimonious divorce proceeding, the mother of the minor herein moved to terminate the joint custody that the appellant, her recently divorced husband, had been awarded over their four-year-old daughter, Christina. The mother alleged that the father had sexually molested Christina and a petition was filed under Welfare and Institutions Code, section 300, subdivisions (a) and (d), to declare the daughter a dependent child. After…