In re M.V
Child welfare agency seeking to remove child from foster home pursuant to a modification motion under Welfare and Institutions Code Sec. 388 need only prove by a preponderance of the evidence that there has been a change of circumstances and that proposed modification is in the child's best interests. Order removing child from foster home because another child living in the home was bitten by the family dog was subject to reversal where judge did not find that modification would be in child's best interests and did not find that change in circumstances had been proved by preponderance of the evidence, and where undisputed evidence established that the foster parents were willing to remove the dog and that the foster parents had otherwise been responsible.
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