DEPENDENCY (current through 12/17/2023) By: John Nieman The precise holdings in a given case are bolded. In re K.B. et al.11/30/23, CA 1/2 A167385https://www.courts.ca.gov/opinions/documents/A167385.PDF Mother appealed the trial court’s due-diligence finding of the search for relative placement options at Disposition as required by Welfare & Institutions Code (W&I) §358 & §309. The appellate court rejects the contention that mother forfeited her standing to appeal by failing to object to the findings. It reasons that the mandates of W&I §309 are… Read more