In re Sofia M. CA2/2

Filed 3/11/25 In re Sofia M. CA2/2 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION TWO

In re SOFIA M., a Person Coming B334606 Under the Juvenile Court Law. (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. 23CCJP03568B)

LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

M.M.,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from findings and orders of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Stephen C. Marpet, Judge Pro Tempore. Dismissed.

Janelle B. Price and Andrew F. F. Toscano, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.

Dawyn R. Harrison, County Counsel, Kim Nemoy, Assistant County Counsel, and Melania Vartanian for Plaintiff and Respondent. ______________________________

Defendant and appellant M.M. (father) appeals from the juvenile court’s January 16, 2024, jurisdictional findings and dispositional orders in which his daughter, Sofia M. (minor, born Aug. 2022), was declared a dependent of the court and removed from his custody. During the pendency of this appeal, the juvenile court terminated jurisdiction and granted minor’s mother, E.C. (mother),1 sole physical and legal custody. Father did not appeal from the order terminating jurisdiction or the juvenile custody order (exit order). Accordingly, we dismiss the instant appeal as moot. BACKGROUND Dependency Petition On October 17, 2023, the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) filed a dependency petition seeking the juvenile court’s exercise of jurisdiction over