CALIFORNIA EVIDENCE: CIVIL AND CRIMINAL
...Hearsay Exceptions re Statements
......Statements Made By Minors
.........Child Dependency Hearsay Exception
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Hearsay stmts in social studies admissible even if they don't meet reqs of child dependency exception and even if M incompetent to testify; they may not be sole basis for jurisdictional finding unless court finds special indicia of reliability.

Admissibility of M's statements re abuse admitted under child dependency hearsay exception does not require finding of competency at time statements made.

Child dependency hearsay exception recognized for out-of-court statements of very young children; factors of reliability to be met.

Evid. Code §1360 re statement by minor V of abuse does not violate D's confrontation rights.