The Sixth Appellate District appealed a dependency court order. The court held that the dependency court erred harmlessly in failing to state, either in writing or on the record, the findings supporting its decision to terminate jurisdiction.
The Santa Clara Department of Family and Children’s Services iniitiated dependency proceedings as to minor J.S. and his half-sister J.C. based on the inability of their mother, R.S., to care for them. During the course of proceedings, the county succeeded in locating J.S.’s father, Thomas N., who immediately expressed his interest in obtaining custody of J.S. Three months later, the dependency court approved J.S.’s placement in Thomas’s home.
