In re R.M. CA3

BACKGROUND

On February 27, 2024, San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Department deputies responded to a motel in Stockton and found S.F. (mother) in a stairwell, fully unclothed and wrapped in a blanket. She was disoriented and confused. After claiming that she had been locked out of her room when she went to her car to get clothes, mother told the deputies that her children were in two separate motel rooms. They were not. The minors and their half sibling, R.M., were at a family friend’s home.2 G.P. was 15 years old, J.P. was 14, I.P. was nine, and R.M. was two years old. When deputies checked on them, G.P. stated that their mother “started freaking out and cursing at them . . . and took off all her clothes because she was having an episode.” Scared for their safety, G.P. took his siblings to mother’s car and drove them to the family friend’s home. Mother was arrested for child endangerment. Based on that incident, the Agency filed a dependency petition alleging that G.P., J.P., I.P., and R.M. came within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court under section 300, subdivisions (b) and (g). With respect to subdivision (b), the Agency alleged that mother’s conduct at the motel demonstrated…