Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services v. Beverly M.

Opinion

WOODS (N. F.), J.*

I

Facts

On August 7, 1985, the juvenile court petition of the department of public social services was heard before juvenile court Referee A. Q. Hyman, Judge Pro Tem. of the Los Angeles County Superior Court. The minor children, V. M. and K. M. (ages 16 and 6, respectively) were declared dependent children of the court under Welfare and Institutions Code section 300 on the ground that, on “numerous occasions” over the preceding nine years, V. had been sexually molested by Timothy M., who is the stepfather of V. and the *755natural father of K. The minors were returned to…