In re Ryan A. CA2/5
These consolidated appeals involve two children, K.A. and Ryan A. (Ryan), who have the same father, defendant and appellant R.A. (Father). In prior opinions, we affirmed the juvenile court’s jurisdictional finding that both K.A. and Ryan are children described by Welfare and Institutions Code section 300. (In re K.A. (Jun. 22, 2017, B277442) [nonpub. opn.]; In re Ryan A. (Aug. 4, 2017, B277430) [nonpub. opn.]). When the juvenile court made its jurisdictional findings, it ordered informal supervision instead of declaring the children dependents of the court. Approximately six months after the jurisdictional hearing, however, the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (the Department or DCFS) filed petitions asserting the order for informal supervision had been ineffective in protecting the children’s welfare. The Department asked the juvenile court to declare the children dependents of the court and to impose new dispositional obligations on Father.
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