In re Christopher T. CA2/1
The question before us concerns exit orders issued by the juvenile court when terminating its jurisdiction over four-year-old Ava.
The Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) detained appellant Danielle C.’s (Mother) two children after an incident on April 30, 2016 between Mother and her 17-year-old son, Christopher, involving a shotgun in the family home. On April 17, 2017, the juvenile court took jurisdiction over Christopher and Ava, on the grounds that the environment of Mother’s home endangered the children and Mother demonstrated a limited ability to provide appropriate parental care. The juvenile court then terminated jurisdiction as to Ava and granted sole physical custody of Ava to her father, Joshua Z. (Father). In terminating jurisdiction over Ava, the juvenile court issued exit orders to the family law court pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 362.4.
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