In re Patricia F.
In 2011, the Alameda County Social Services Agency (the agency) filed a petition pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 300, subdivision (b)[1] on behalf of Patricia F. The petition alleged that Patricia had suffered or was at substantial risk of suffering serious physical harm as a result of the failure or inability of Shannon T. (mother) to supervise or protect her. Subsequently, K.A. (father) was offered reunification services and elevated to presumed father status. Father filed a petition to change the child’s name from Patricia Lucille F. to Heather Mariam A. After a hearing, the court found that it was in the child’s best interest to change her name and mother appeals from that order. Mother does not object to the change in the child’s surname but contends that the record does not contain substantial evidence to support a finding that it is in the child’s best interest to change her first and middle names. We affirm the judgment.
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