In re Lamar W.
Filed 8/24/06 In re Lamar W. CA2/1
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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT
DIVISION ONE
In re LAMAR W. et al., Persons Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law. | B190072 |
LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. SANDRA W. and SAMUEL W., Defendants and Appellants. | (L.A.S.C. No. CK 60949) |
APPEALS from an order of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County. Jacqueline H. Lewis, Juvenile Court Referee. Affirmed.
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Sandra W., in pro. per.; and Nancy Rabin Brucker, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant Sandra W.
Samuel W., in pro. per., and Janette Freeman Cochran, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant Samuel W.
No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent.
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Samuel and Sandra W., parents of L. (born in 1987), Lamar (born in 1989), Christina (born in 1990), Claudette (born in 1992), and Wendy (born in 1995) W., appeal from a February 3, 2006 juvenile court order declaring all the children except L. dependent wards based on findings that the parents physically and emotionally abused the children.[1] (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 300, subds. (a), (b), (c), (j); all further section references are to the Welfare and Institutions Code.) The court continued the children in the earlier ordered foster home placement, continued family reunification services for the parents, and set the case for a November 27, 2006 hearing to consider returning the four dependent children to the parents' custody.
We appointed separate counsel to represent each parent on this appeal. Both counsel filed letters stating that after reviewing the entire record, discussing the case with their clients, trial counsel, and the California Appellate Project, and researching potential issues, they were â€