In re R.D

In In re R.D. (2008) 163 Cal.App.4th 679, Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) originally had jurisdiction of the juvenile dependency case wherein R.D. and the natural mother resided in Los Angeles County. R.D. was placed with a maternal relative in San Bernardino County. The Los Angeles Juvenile Court entered orders to transfer the supervision of the case to the San Bernardino County Department of Children's Services. The San Bernardino County Court accepted the transfer and then transferred the matter back to Los Angeles. DCFS appealed the order. (In re R.D., supra, 163 Cal.App.4th at p. 681.) In In re R.D., supra, 163 Cal.App.4th 679, the Court found that because both the legal guardian and the child actually lived in San Bernardino County and the placement required ongoing supervision, "'the focus of the proceedings should have been which county could best monitor the child's well-being and the suitability of his placement on a monthly basis, as well as keep tabs on his academic progress and other needs.' . . . . The only reasonable conclusion is that the child's best interests are served by having the case supervised in San Bernardino County." (Id. at pp. 687-688.)