CALIFORNIA - Welf. & Inst. Code -§§ 361, 361.5(b), (h), (i), 366.26(c)(1)
Abandonment or Extreme Parental Disinterest	X
Abuse/Neglect	X
Mental Illness or Deficiency	X
Alcohol- or Drug-induced Incapacity	X
Felony Conviction/ Incarceration	X
Failure of Reasonable Efforts	X
Sexual Abuse	X
Abuse/Neglect or Loss of Rights of Another Child	X
Failure to Maintain Contact	X
Failure to Provide Support	X
Failure to Establish Paternity
Child Judged in Need of Services/Dependent	X
Child's Best Interest
Child in care 15 of 22 months (or less)
Felony assault of child or sibling	X
Murder/Manslaughter of sibling child	X
Other Grounds	• Child suffering from extreme emotional damage • Location of parent(s) unknown • Voluntary relinquishment • Parent has abducted the child • Conception result of sexual abuse

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