San Diego County Health and Human Serv. Agency v. Violet R., No. D054065

Trial court judgment declaring minor children dependents of the juvenile court is reversed where the evidence is insufficient to support the court's findings that the minors were at substantial risk of suffering serious physical harm or illness as a result of the mother's mental illness or substance abuse, or that the father was unable to protect them.   

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Appellate Information
APPEAL from judgments of the Superior Court of San Diego County, Carol Isackson, Judge. Reversed.
FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT, DIVISION ONE
Filed July 15, 2009
Published July 30, 2009

Judges
Before: McDONALD, Acting P.J., McINTYRE, J., IRION, J.
Opinion by McDONALD, Acting P.J.

Counsel
For Plaintiff: John J. Sansone, County Counsel, John E. Philips and Katharine R. Bird, Deputy County Counsel.

For Defendant: Patricia K. Saucier and Neale B. Gold, under appointment by the Court of Appeal.