In re Nathaniel C. CA2/7

Filed 12/13/21 In re Nathaniel C. CA2/7 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS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 SEVEN

In re NATHANIEL C., a Person B311179 Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law. (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. 18CCJP04923A) LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, Plaintiff, v. VERONICA G., Defendant and Appellant; RODOLFO C., Intervener and Respondent.

APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Cynthia A. Zuzga, Juvenile Court Referee. Affirmed.

Janette Freeman Cochran for Defendant and Appellant Veronica G. Shaylah Padgett-Weibel for Intervener and Respondent Rodolfo C. No appearance by Plaintiff. ________________________ At the conclusion of dependency proceedings concerning nine-year-old Nathaniel C., the juvenile court issued a custody 1 order pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 362.4 awarding Nathaniel’s parents, Veronica G. and Rodolfo C., joint physical and legal custody with Veronica having primary physical custody of the child. The order contained detailed provisions for Rodolfo’s visitation and custody exchanges and required Veronica and Rodolfo to communicate electronically for those purposes. The juvenile court denied Veronica’s request to require Rodolfo to sign a physical log recording his visits with Nathaniel and to provide her with his current address. Veronica appeals the denial of those two requests. We affirm. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND 1. The Juvenile Court’s Exercise of Dependency Jurisdiction The Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (Department) filed a petition under section 300, subdivisions (a) (serious physical harm) and (b)(1) (failure to protect), on August 6, 2018 on behalf of then-six-year-old Nathaniel. The court sustained the petition as amended by interlineation in November 2018, finding that Veronica had used excessive force in grabbing and squeezing Nathaniel’s arms.