Posts in Juvenile Dependency

May 18 Reunification And Visitation In Juvenile Dependency Cases

During the reunification process, visitation in Juvenile Dependency cases is penultimate. It is the starting process, along with ...

Apr 29 Who Can File A Dependency Action?

The Department Of Children and Family Services is in charge of filing a dependency action. They get what’s called a judicial ...

Apr 29 Can I Get My Children Back At Every Phase Of Dependency?

You can ask to have your children back at every phase of a dependency hearing. At the first hearing, which is detention, you can ...

Apr 29 How Does A Dependency Court Case Begin?

A dependency court case begins when a social worker files a petition with the local superior court. There are usually certain ...

Jan 02 Father Accused By The State Of Child Abuse Causing Death Found Innocent Of All Charges

In a San Joaquin County trial that lasted months, a jury needed less than two days to find a father not guilty on all five charges ...

Nov 28 Dad Cleared In Toddler’s Death, Mother Guilty In Unusual Pair Of Verdicts

STOCKTON – A man accused of beating his 2-year-old son to death in Stockton was found not guilty of all counts, including child ...