- Family: Riverside Superior Judge Kelly Hansen’s termination of parental rights reversed in In re J.S. (SWJ1200383/E079557)
- The court removed a 10-day-old son from his parent’s care after finding she had a long history of substance abuse and mental health problems. One of her children died in her care, and two were abused. The father appealed the decision, arguing that the county did not properly investigate the child’s possible Native American heritage as required by federal law for the purpose of placing children in their tribe’s custody. The father said information about his ancestry was provided in his other children’s cases, but was not used in the son’s case. The Department of Public Social Services admitted