In re S.C. CA2/1

FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW

A. Petition Underlying Dependency Proceedings On December 22, 2023, the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) filed a section 300 petition alleging that S.C. and C.C. came under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court based on allegations that Father and the children’s mother, Stephanie B. (Mother), had a history of engaging in domestic violence in the presence of the children, and on a specific instance of domestic violence on December 10, 2023. On February 20, 2024, DCFS filed a first amended petition alleging, inter alia: “[Father] has a history of substance

1 All further statutory references are to the Welfare and Institutions Code.

2 abuse and is a recent abuser of alcohol and marijuana which renders . . . [F]ather unable to provide regular care and supervision of the children. On or about July 2023, . . . [F]ather was under the influence of marijuana and alcohol while the children were in . . . [F]ather’s care and supervision. On or about August 2023, . . . [F]ather was under the influence of alcohol while he engaged in a verbal and physical altercation with . . . [M]other, and while in the presence of the…