In re J.V. CA2/5

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

I. Facts

A. The family J.V. is the child of J.S. (mother) and father;1 she was born in June 2023. Father was released from a long stint in prison the year before, and onto a period of parole. B. Evidence of father’s recent use of substances2 On July 29, 2023, father got into a fight with J.V.’s maternal grandfather; the maternal grandfather kicked father in the head several times, causing father to suffer a traumatic brain injury. The brain injury has caused his “memory” to be “messed

Mother has two other children by another father. Those children live with their father in Arizona, and are not a party to this juvenile dependency proceeding.

The paternal grandmother repeatedly stated that father used drugs, but the juvenile court found her to “lack credibility”; we accordingly do not recount her testimony.

2 up” and has caused “equilibrium issues,” both of which preclude him from working. Father did not show up for a drug test on August 25, 2023, and tested negative for any drugs on August 29, 2023. In early September 2023, father was re-admitted to a hospital for two weeks with complications from his brain injury. In a…