SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES

Juvenile Dependency/Adoption Division

LJ428
19LJJP00480C
IN THE MATTER OF:
Welch-Hernandez, Connor
April 26, 2021
8:30 AM
Honorable Robin R. Kesler, Referee

Joseph Weissburg, Judicial Assistant Evie Homsy (#10156) , Court Reporter

NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS: 22 Review Hearing

The minor subject to the following orders is: Connor Welch-Hernandez

Date of birth: 10/8/2015

The matter is called for hearing.

The following parties are present for the aforementioned proceeding:

Luis Hernandez, Father

Connor Welch-Hernandez, Minor
Helen Lee, Deputy County Counsel
Valerie Chamberlain, LADL4 for Father
Jasmine Umana, LADL2 for Mother
Emily Pulido, Children's Law Center 2 for Minor
Caretaker is present;
All parties and counsel appear by WebEx;

The Court finds that notice has been given as required by law. (Welfare and Institutions Code, § 293.)

The Court has read and considered the social worker’s report(s) prepared for today’s hearing, and the testimony
and arguments, if applicable, and makes the following findings and orders:

The Court finds that continued jurisdiction is necessary because conditions continue to exist that justified the
Court in taking jurisdiction under Welfare and Institutions Code section 300.

The Court finds by clear and convincing evidence that return of the child to the physical custody of the
parent(s)/legal guardian(s) would create a substantial risk of detriment to the child, creating a continued
necessity for and appropriateness of the current placement.

The parent(s)/legal guardian(s) were ordered to participate in services as set forth in the case plan. The Court
finds that the extent of progress made toward alleviating or mitigating the causes necessitating placement:

Pursuant to Welfare & Institutions Code § 827 and Cal. Rules of Court, rule 5.552: All records and information obtained shall be used only in connection
with a related case, if any, and shall not be disseminated or used for any other purpose.

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 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
Juvenile Dependency/Adoption Division
LJ428
19LJJP00480C
IN THE MATTER OF:
Welch-Hernandez, Connor
April 26, 2021
8:30 AM

By parents have not been substantial.

The Court finds that the Department of Children and Family Services has complied with the case plan by
offering or providing reasonable and/or active effort to enable the child's safe return home and to complete and
finalize the permanent placement of the child.

Reunification services are terminated for the parents.

The Court orders the matter set for a 26 Permanency Planning Hearing on Tuesday, August 24, 2021.

Minor remains a dependent of the Court pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code §300. Order of Suitable
Placement remains in full force and effect.

Department of Children and Family Services is ordered to:

- Provide Permanent Placement Services to the minor.

- Obtain the minor's birth certificate.

Department of Children and Family Services is ordered to prepare a/an 26 Report by Tuesday, August 10, 2021.

The Department of Children and Family Services is directed to prepare an assessment plan as required by WIC
366.21(i).

The Department of Children and Family Services is ordered to initiate an adoptive home study within the next
week.

The Department of Children and Family Services shall request the child's birth records and birth certificate if
not previously provided.

CONFIDENTIALITY ADMONISHMENT IS GIVEN.

Department’s exhibits (1) Status Review Report filed 12/25/2020 with attachments; (2) Notice of Hearing filed
12/25/2020; (3) LMI filed 1/13/2021; (4) Supplemental Report filed 2/25/2021; (5) Notice of Hearing filed
2/25/2021; (6) LMI filed 4/14/2021; are admitted into evidence by reference to the Court’s legal file.

All sides rest and the matter is argued.

Request for continuance is denied.
DCFS to assist the paternal grandmother/caretaker in obtaining passports for all minors.

Pursuant to Welfare & Institutions Code § 827 and Cal. Rules of Court, rule 5.552: All records and information obtained shall be used only in connection
with a related case, if any, and shall not be disseminated or used for any other purpose.

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 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
Juvenile Dependency/Adoption Division
LJ428
19LJJP00480C
IN THE MATTER OF:
Welch-Hernandez, Connor
April 26, 2021
8:30 AM
Paternal Grandmother is designated the co-educational rights holder for all minors and Minors’ counsel is to
submit the forms for signature, over the objection of the parents.
Parents are found to be in minimal compliance.
Father is present and ordered to return.
County Jail removal order is ordered for Mother for 08/24/21.
DCFS to facilitate visits for Maternal Grandmother in Nevada in summer and when the minors are not in
school.

Parents are ordered to appear electronically on the next Court date unless they receive notice that in-person
appearances are to resume and then they are to appear in person for the next date.

Minor is not to be removed from the Eight Southern California Counties without DCFS permission and is not to
be removed from the United States without a Court Order.

ALL REPORTS ARE TO BE SUBMITTED IN THE COUNTY WIDE PORTAL BY 8:30 AM ON THE
RECEIPT OF REPORT DATE. IF THE REPORT IS NOT SUBMITTED ON THE CORRECT DATE AND
TIME, THE SOCIAL WORKER IS ORDERED TO BE PRESENT ON THE RECEIPT OF REPORT DATE
BY 9:00 AM. SANCTIONS MAY BE IMPOSED IF THE REPORT IS NOT SUBMITTED TIMELY.

Court orders:

- No corporal punishment.
- No visitation by anyone under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

Department of Children and Family Services is ordered to prepare a/an RPP Report by Wednesday, October 13,
2021.

All prior orders not in conflict shall remain in full force and effect.

Receipt of Report Hearing is set to August 10, 2021 at 8:30 AM in Alfred J McCourtney Juvenile Justice
Center Dept. - 428. All appearances are waived, DCFS is ordered to prepare a report.

RPP - Permanency Planning Review Hearing is set to October 26, 2021 at 8:30 AM in Alfred J
McCourtney Juvenile Justice Center Dept. - 428. All parties present are ordered to return, DCFS is ordered to
prepare a report, DCFS is to notice all appropriate parties.

Receipt of Report Hearing is set to October 13, 2021 at 8:30 AM in Alfred J McCourtney Juvenile Justice
Center Dept. - 428. All appearances are waived, DCFS is ordered to prepare a report.

Pursuant to Welfare & Institutions Code § 827 and Cal. Rules of Court, rule 5.552: All records and information obtained shall be used only in connection
with a related case, if any, and shall not be disseminated or used for any other purpose.

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 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
Juvenile Dependency/Adoption Division
LJ428
19LJJP00480C
IN THE MATTER OF:
Welch-Hernandez, Connor
April 26, 2021
8:30 AM
CLERK’S CERTIFICATE OF MAILING/
NOTICE OF ENTRY OF ORDER

I, Sherri R. Carter, Executive Officer/Clerk of the above-entitled court, do hereby certify that I am not a party to
the cause herein, and that on this date I served the Notice of Entry of the above minute order of April 26, 2021
and Appeal Rights, Notice of Intent to File Writ, Petition for Extraordinary Writ form(s) upon each party
or counsel named below by placing the document for collection and mailing so as to cause it to be deposited in
the United States Mail at the courthouse in Lancaster, California, one copy of the original filed/entered herein in
a separate sealed envelope to each address as shown below with the postage thereon fully prepaid, in accordance
with standard court practices.

Dated: 4/26/2021 By: /s/ Joseph Weissburg

Joseph Weissburg, Deputy Clerk

**Please Note: Pursuant to the "Waiver of Statutory Notice Pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code Section 248 and 248.5" filed in the County of
Los Angeles - Office of the County Counsel, the Los Angeles Dependency Lawyers, Inc., and the Children's Law Center of Los Angeles agree that
notice requirements pursuant to any and all applicable law shall be deemed served when the Deputy Clerk completes the above mentioned minute
order and this Certificate of Mailing. (A copy of said Waiver of Statutory Notice may be found within the court file and the original located within the
Clerk's Office, Edmund D. Edelman Children's Court, Monterey Park, California.)

Fuchsia Welch
35740 116th st. East
Pearblossom, CA, 93553

Luis A. Hernandez
5220 Harmony Ave. Apt. 214
North Hollywood, CA, 91601

Pursuant to Welfare & Institutions Code § 827 and Cal. Rules of Court, rule 5.552: All records and information obtained shall be used only in connection
with a related case, if any, and shall not be disseminated or used for any other purpose.

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 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
Juvenile Dependency/Adoption Division
LJ428
19LJJP00480C
IN THE MATTER OF:
Welch-Hernandez, Connor
April 26, 2021
8:30 AM

Pursuant to Welfare & Institutions Code § 827 and Cal. Rules of Court, rule 5.552: All records and information obtained shall be used only in connection
with a related case, if any, and shall not be disseminated or used for any other purpose.

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