CHILDREN AND THE LAW
...Dependency Petitions
......Jurisdictional Hearing
.........Jurisdictional Grounds
............300(e): Severe Physical Abuse Under 5
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Petition for dependency may be sustained if child under age 5 has suffered severe physical abuse.

Injury due to act or neglect on the part of person who has care of minor; prima facie evidence of neglect.

Starving minor constitutes severe physical abuse by parent within meaning of statute.

Court erred in not finding jurisdiction under W&IC 300 (e) where parents reasonably should have known C was being physically harmed by someone in the house.

Evidence of "appalling, inhuman attack" in which M sustained fractured ribs, bruising and other incidents of "incredible brutality" sufficient to support W&I 300(e) findings.

Evidence sufficient to sustain finding under section 300(e) where abuse committed by mother’s boyfriend.

Petition for dependency may be sustained if child under age 5 has suffered severe physical abuse.