WPC  Mg&a;LdiN:]H\渋 G&ֿ[.LsrYZXIYX蹹ˇ $g\rGg0zEW7*P#i1kyx,J>jdef%G?"Ԕ%CkPuy_ !l"Q1ǡ횯bg$ >dREĊޘF!dK(p&tLIJ?QhA`L!MUPRqBu}Ztu>1)eeXKtP9B$ risk.Thecourtfurtherheldthatthejuvenilecourterredin #% justacceptingtheagency'sjudgmentontheissuebecausethe $& agency"specificallyhadtheburdenofprovingthecontention,it s% ' wasentitledtonosuchdeference."(Ibid:emphasisinthe L&!( original.) %'u")   InInreDanielleM.(1989)215Cal.App.3d1267,thecourt 'L#* reversedafindingthatitwouldbedetrimentaltoplacethe (%$+ father'schildrenwithhimbasedonthesocialworker'sargument )$, thattherewasrisktothechildrenbecausehewasunemployedand *%- livingwithhismother.Indoingso,thecourtsaid, Z+&.  , ,?+4 44` hp x X?    w݌̌ , ,' X444` X '   , ,?+4 44` hp x X?    Heretherewasnoevidenceofhow[thefather's]lackof -X(0 employmentandaseparateresidencewouldadverselyaffect -/)1 hisdaughters,andtoholdthesefactorsdetrimentalperse  isunthinkable...."Theissuepresentedbythisappeal  isveryclearlydrawn.Canacourtlawfullydepriveaparent ` whoisabletoprovidegoodcare,ofthecustodyofhis/her 7 childsimplybecausetheparentisunemployedandsharesa ^ homewithhis/herparent?Thenegativeanswerurgedby 5 appellantisabsolutelyrequiredunlessthiscourtdecides   tolicensesocialservicestoremoveallchildrenfromthe   unemployedandfromthosewhobychoiceornecessitysharea j  homewithafriendorrelative.Suchintrusivenessmustnot A   betoleratedbyafreesociety."t ݌  h  Ќ , ,' X444` X '  (Id.atp.1271.)Thefactthattheparentdoesnothave  ?  separatehousing,inandofitself,doesnotestablishthatthere   isasubstantialriskofdetrimenttothechildreniftheyare   returnedtotheparents'custodyinthathousingsituation.Much v  moreisrequired.Theagencyhastheburdenofestablishingthat M  returntoparentalcustodywouldposeasubstantialriskof $t  detrimentaltothechildandmustsetforththeevidenceofthat K detrimentinthesocialworker'sreport.Theagencydidnotdo " sointhiscase.    Alice'scaseplancontainednorequirementthatsheobtain  herownhousingasaconditionofhavingherchildrenreturnedto W her.(CT6364.)Herlackofseparatehousingwasnotareason .~ herchildrenbecamedependentsofthecourtherpoorjudgmentin U theselectionofbabysittersandfailuretoactpromptlyto , protectherchildrenwhenshediscoveredthatthebabysitterwas  hurtingthemwerethebasesforthedependency.Alicehad  completedtwoprogramsdesignedtoaddresstheseissuesand a althoughshedidnotnecessarilycomprehendeverythingthose 8 programstriedtoteachher,theagencyneitherassertednores _ tablishedthatasimilarsituationwaslikelytoariseagainin 6 thefutureorwaslikelytoariseifsheresidedwithManuel.     ThereissimilarlynoevidencethatAlicewasadvisedthat   ifshedidnotobtainseparatehousingherchildrenwouldnotbe k ! returnedtoher.Consequently,herfailuretohaveobtained B!" separatehousing,particularlyintheabsenceofanyevidenceof "i# detrimentifthechildrenweretolivewithherinthathousing, "@$ maynotbeusedtosupportaconclusionthatthechildrencannot #% besafelyreturnedtohercustody. $&  , ,?+4 44` hp x X?  -  -M.݌̌ , ,' X444` X '   , ,?+4 44` hp x X?  .  What[theagency]wasrequiredtoestablishwasthat L&!( releasing[thechild]to[thefather's]custody_would #'s") "createasubstantialriskofdetrimenttothesafety, 'J#* protection,orphysicaloremotionalwellbeingofthe (!$+ child."(_Welf_.&Inst.Code,366.22,_subd_.(a).)That )$, standard,whilevaguelywordedtobesure,mustbeconstrued *%- asafairlyhighone.Itcannotmeanmerelythattheparent Z+&. inquestionislessthanideal,didnotbenefitfromthe 3,'/ reunificationservicesasmuchaswemighthavehoped,or  -Z(0 seemslesscapablethananavailablefosterparentorother -1)1 familymember..J/݌  Ќ , ,' X444` X '   , ,?+4 44` hp x X?  V3  V33݌̌ , ,' X444` X '   , ,?+4 44` hp x X?  S4  Wedonotgetidealparentsinthedependencysystem.But ^ thefactofthematteristhatwedonotgetidealparents 5 anywhere.EvenOzzieandHarrietweren'treallyOzzieand  \ Harriet.Idealparentsarearareifnotimaginarybreed. 3 Someofusgetluckierthanotherswhenitcomestoparents,   andmostwhoworkinthissystemareabletolookbackand   realizehowfortunatetheywere.ButtheStateofCalifornia h  isnotinthebusinessofevaluatingparentsand ?   _redistribut_Ԅ_ing_Ԁtheiroffspringbaseduponperceivedmerit.  f  S44݌̌ , ,' X444` X '   , ,?+4 44` hp x X?  T8  T88݌̌ , ,' X444` X '   , ,?+4 44` hp x X?  Q9  Theparentswhocomethroughthedependencysystemaremore   inneedofhelpthanmost.Ifwearelucky,theyare r  parentswhocanlearntoovercometheproblemswhichlanded I  theirchildreninthesystem,andwhocandemon_strate_Ԁthe  p  dedicationandabilitytoprovidefortheirchild_ren_'s G needsinanappropriatemanner.Theywillnotturninto  superstars,andtheywillnotwinthelotteryandmoveinto  abeachfrontcondotwoblocksfromaperfectschool.Q99݌ | Ќ , ,' X444` X '   , ,?+4 44` hp x X?  <  <n=݌̌ , ,' X444` X '   , ,?+4 44` hp x X?  =  Thisisahardfacttoaccept.Wearedealing,afterall, *z withchildren,andthededicatedpeoplewhoworksohardto Q helpthesefamiliesareunderstandablydesirousofproviding ( thosechildrenthebestpossiblecircumstancesinwhichto  growup.Buttherearetimeswhenwehavetotakeastep  backandmakesurethatwearenotlosingsightofour ] mandate.Wearelookingforpassinggradeshere,not 4 straightA's.=k>݌  [ Ќ , ,' X444` X '  ݀(DavidB.v.SuperiorCourt,supra,123_Cal.App_.4thatpp.789 2 790;emphasisadded.)   Ѐ  InlightofthefactthattheagencycitedAlice'shousing   situationasthesolereasonwhythechildrenwouldbeatriskif i ! theywerereturnedtohercustodyandprovidednoevidenceofany @!" kindastohowreturntoAlice'scustodyinthathomewouldbe "g# detrimentalforthesechildren,thereisnoevidentiarybasisfor ">$ thecourt'sfindingthatthechildrencouldnotbesafely #% returnedtoAlice'scustody.Therefore,theordermaintaining $& thechildrenincontinuedoutofhomeplacementmustbereversed. #X+XXX :_## _XX+~#