In re A.T. CA2/5

I. INTRODUCTION

Father A.T. (father) appeals from the juvenile court’s entry of a Welfare and Institutions Code1 section 362.4 custody order, which granted him and mother D.F. (mother) joint legal and physical custody over the children A.T. (born in 2019) and N.F. (born in 2020). Father argues that the order, which required that father’s older child A.T.III, who had sexually abused the children’s half siblings, not be present during father’s custodial time, violated father’s constitutional rights. Father also contends the order, which required that the parents arrange for custodial time, unlawfully delegated authority to mother to determine his custody time. We affirm.

Further statutory references are to the Welfare and Institutions Code.

II. BACKGROUND

A. Prior Appeal

The children and A.T.III were the subjects of a prior appeal, In re A.T.III et al. (July 23, 2024, B330055, B330061) [nonpub. opn.].) We recite the relevant facts here.2 On February 9, 2023, the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (Department) filed an amended dependency petition, alleging in counts b-4, d-3, and j-4 that father failed to protect A.T. and N.F. and…