In re S.T. CA2/1

BACKGROUND

Mother A.A. and father have two children, S.T. (born in 2016) and A.T. (born in 2018). Father also has two children with J.W.2 Prior to the dependency proceedings, mother and father were involved in numerous domestic disputes, and each called law enforcement. During the dependency proceedings, S.T. and A.T. lived with maternal grandmother until they moved in with father.

1. The court sustains the section 300 petition DCFS filed a petition on March 18, 2022 under section 300, subdivisions (a), (b)(1), and (j). As later sustained, DCFS alleged that mother and father “have a history of engaging in violent physical altercations. On or about 02/02/2022, the father choked the mother with the father’s hands, in the presence of the children. The father attempted to strike the mother with the father’s fist. The father threw objects towards the mother. The father struck and forcibly pushed the mother. The father broke down a door in the

2 Father and J.W.’s children were declared dependents of the juvenile court in 2019. In February 2022, the juvenile court terminated dependency jurisdiction and awarded J.W. sole legal and physical custody of her children with father.

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