California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Persons Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law. C.E. v. Superior Court of State (In re C.E.), B290923 (Cal. App. 2018):
4. As father acknowledges, we would normally review the trial court's finding of jurisdiction for substantial evidence. (Schneer v. Llaurado (2015) 242 Cal.App.4th 1276, 1286.) Yet, father raises the jurisdictional issue for the first time before us, so there was no express ruling from the trial court for us to review for substantial evidence. Even applying a de novo standard of review to this record, we would find jurisdiction proper.
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