In re L.G. CA4/2

I.

INTRODUCTION

D.P. (Mother) and L.G.J. (Father) appeal the juvenile court’s order denying their 1 petitions under section 388 of the Welfare and Institutions Code (Case No. E084487). In

a separate case, D.P. appeals the court’s order terminating her parental rights under

section 366.26 (Case No. E084841). We find no error and affirm.

II.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

D.P. is the mother of minors I.P., D.G., and L.G. Father is the presumed father of

twin boys, D.G. and L.G. D.J.is the alleged father of their sister, I.P. D.J. is not a party in

either appeal.

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

2 The children came to the attention of plaintiff and respondent, San Bernardino

County Child and Family Services (CFS) in April 2021, when CFS received a referral

alleging Mother engaged in domestic violence with her live-in boyfriend and the minor

maternal aunt in the children’s presence. When investigating the referral, D.G. reported

that Mother gives him a “‘whooping’ with a belt” on his buttocks as discipline. L.G.,

however, denied any physical abuse or corporal punishment.

Shortly after receiving and investigating the…