In re A.C. CA2/5
The juvenile court sustained a Welfare and Institutions Code section 300, subdivision (b)(1) petition as to then 16-year-old A.C., finding his parents placed him at substantial risk for serious physical harm based on the child’s uncontrolled diabetes. A.C. remained with his parents under the supervision of the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS.) Only father appealed.
Dependency jurisdiction was terminated at the six-month review hearing. (§ 364.) We invited the parties to file supplemental briefs addressing whether the appeal was moot and to address the Supreme Court’s recent decision, In re R.T. (2017) 3 Cal.5th 622 (R.T.). DCFS asserts the appeal is moot; father disagrees. As a resolution on the merits would have no practical effect and would not afford father any effective relief, we dismiss the appeal. (People v. Gregerson (2011) 202 Cal.App.4th 306, 321.)
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