J.C. v. Superior Court CA4/2
Petitioner J.C. is the mother (mother) and petitioner R.C. is the father (father) (collectively, parents) of two children, S.C. and A.C. (collectively, the children) who were ages three and one, respectively, on the date of the challenged orders. Each parent asks this court to direct the juvenile court to vacate its orders of June 27, 2017, denying them reunification services under Welfare and Institutions Code section 361.5, subdivision (b)(4) (the parent caused the death of another child through abuse or neglect) and setting a hearing under section 366.26 for October 23, 2017. We conclude the court’s true finding that the parents caused the death of another child through abuse or neglect is supported by substantial evidence. We also affirm the dispositional orders because we cannot say the juvenile court abused its discretion when it determined the parents did not make the required showing by clear and convincing evidence that providing them with reunification services would be
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