Frances C. v. Superior Court CA1/2
In 2011, before Minor was born, a petition was filed in Alaska on behalf of Mother’s oldest child, Minor’s half-brother (Brother), who was taken into the custody of Anchorage County Child Welfare Services. Mother completed reunification services and Brother was returned to her care 14 months later, when Minor was a few months old. Mother subsequently gave legal custody of Brother to a friend, with whom Brother continues to reside.
In 2018, a petition was filed on behalf of Minor in Alameda County Superior Court, and Minor was detained. The following allegations were sustained at the jurisdiction hearing in 2019: while Mother was at work and Minor was in the care of her boyfriend J.D., Minor sustained non-accidental life-threatening injuries, including devastating brain injury that resulted in the loss of function of much of the left side of Minor’s brain, affecting his speech and language ability; that during Minor’s hospitalization, older injuries were discovered including th
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