In re Y.C. CA2/5
Luis C. (Father), a resident of California, and Maria M. (Mother), a resident of Mexico, are the parents of Y.C. Y.C. was born in Mexico in 2006, and she had always lived there with her Mother. When Y.C. was nine, Mother allowed Y.C. to travel to the United States for a several-month-long visit with her paternal grandmother. During that visit, the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) learned the grandmother allowed Father—who had a pending dependency case involving other children—to take Y.C. to his home, and that once there, Father refused to return the child to her grandmother. DCFS responded by taking custody of Y.C. and commencing dependency proceedings, which concluded with juvenile court orders awarding custody of Y.C. to Mother, directing the child’s return Mexico, and terminating jurisdiction. We consider whether the orders must be reversed because the juvenile court did not contact the court system in Mexico before making its final cu
Comments on In re Y.C. CA2/5