In re Jeremiah E.
This matter is the latest chapter in an ongoing custody dispute—described as “incredibly high conflict” in the family law court—between Laura E. (mother) and Joshua T. (father) with respect to their son Jeremiah E. (born September 2008). Ultimately, the Solano County Health and Social Services Department (Department) became involved, filing a dependency petition in September 2015, after Jeremiah reported that father had hit him with a belt. Once dependency was established in March 2016, both parents appealed, challenging certain aspects of the juvenile court’s jurisdictional findings. Father also contested the dispositional order which removed Jeremiah from his custody and placed the minor with mother under a family maintenance plan. While this appeal was pending, in August 2016, the juvenile court terminated dependency jurisdiction and granted sole legal and physical custody of Jeremiah to mother. The Department then filed a motion to dismiss in this court, arguing that
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