J.G. v. Superior Court CA1/1
Petitioners J.G. (Mother) and F.C. (Father) petition this court for extraordinary writ review of a juvenile court order bypassing reunification services and setting a selection-and-implementation hearing for their son, nearly six-year-old P.B. (Older Brother), and daughter, three-year-old L.B. (Younger Sister).
These proceedings arose after a younger sibling—a baby boy, who is the subject of a separate dependency proceeding—was taken into protective custody. After the baby boy was taken into custody, the parents took Older Brother and Younger Sister out of state, and investigators were initially unaware of them. Once investigators learned of them, these proceedings were initiated by real party in interest Contra Costa County Children and Family Services Bureau (Bureau), even though the location of the family was at first unknown.
In this writ proceeding, the parents argue that the juvenile court lacked jurisdiction to proceed in their absence.
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