In re Jason S. CA2/2

FACTS

Father was convicted of inflicting corporal injury on a spouse in 2007. Jason was born in December 2007, and detained by the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) three months later. The juvenile court sustained allegations that Jason‟s mother Irma J. (Mother) abuses amphetamines, used drugs and alcohol during her pregnancy, and the parents engaged in domestic violence. Father was ordered to complete a 52-week domestic violence program. Both parents exhibited signs of mental instability. Jason was placed with his paternal grandparents (PGPs). In September 2008, Father was given custody of Jason, on condition that they both reside with the PGPs. Jason received excellent care from the PGPs, Father complied with the case plan, and dependency jurisdiction terminated in January 2009. Mother stopped visiting Jason in April 2008. Her whereabouts were unknown. In January 2012, Father was arrested on suspicion of murder. The arrest occurred in the presence of Jason and his half-brother D., who were taken into protective custody. According to police, Father learned that his girlfriend Elizabeth I. (Elizabeth) was romantically involved with 17-year-old F.R., a popular high…