In re Lorenzo C

In In re Lorenzo C. (1997) 54 Cal.App.4th 1330, the Court of Appeal noted section 366.21, subdivision (i)(2) does not require an assessment to "describe the 'actual amount' of time, by minutes, hours or other measure, that a parent and child have spent together during the dependency." In re Lorenzo C., supra, 54 Cal.App.4th at page 1337. The social worker's report in In re Lorenzo C. describes the following contact between the parent and child: "From the time the minor was placed into protective custody on July 8, 1994 until November 21, 1994, there were no reported visits between the minor and his parents. The minor's father was in custody until sometime in October of 1994. The minor's mother's whereabouts remained unknown during this entire time. According to case records, the father of the minor visited with the minor on a regular basis, sometimes daily, from November 1994 until January of 1995. These visits were supervised by the caretakers. There is no information available as to the quality of these visits or the exact number of visits that took place during this time. . . . During the time that Family Maintenance Services were offered, the father and the minor lived off and on in the home of the 'aunt and uncle' who had been the caretakers during the Family Reunification period. They also lived in at least two different motels during this time, as well as a number of apartments. There did appear to be some evidence of bonding between the father and the minor during the time that Family Maintenance Services were offered. On January 22, 1996, the minor was again placed into protective custody and placement with the caretaker 'aunt and uncle.' . . . Shortly after the removal of the minor from the father's home in January 1996, the father was arrested and has been incarcerated in the Kern County Sheriff's Lerdo Facility ever since. There has been no contact between the minor and his father since approximately March 1, 1996." The court found a summary listing the date ranges of the contact, and identifying when visits were supervised and when the parent and child lived together "well satisfies the statutory command that the social worker describe the amount and nature of any parent-child contact."