In re A.V. CA6
A.V., a teenaged, United States citizen, had been living with a nonparental relative in the United States before she voluntarily went to the Bill Wilson Center (BWC), and the Santa Clara County Department of Family and Children’s Services (Department) placed her in protective custody because of caretaker absence. The juvenile court determined that A.V. came within its jurisdiction under Welfare and Institutions Code section 300, subdivision (b) (failure to protect) and subdivision (c) (serious emotional damage). Both parents, E.V. (father) and M.L. (mother), were living apart in Mexico. A.V. had not lived with father since February 2015, and she had not lived with mother since 2012. Mother requested custody of A.V. After a contested disposition hearing, the court declared A.V. to be a dependent child of the court and placed A.V. with mother, whom the court found to be the formerly noncustodial parent, under a family maintenance plan.
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