In re A.W. CA3

FACTS AND HISTORY OF THE PROCEEDINGS

A. Detention/Jurisdiction/Disposition

In December 2022, the Glenn County Health and Human Services Agency (the Agency) filed section 300 petitions alleging mother and presumed father G.D. failed to protect the minors (§ 300, subd. (b)) and the minors were suffering or at risk of suffering serious emotional damage (§ 300, subd. (c)) after the minors witnessed multiple incidents of physical and emotional abuse between their parents. The juvenile court ordered the minors detained and entered a general visitation order providing mother with a minimum of two supervised visits, totaling four hours, each week. The court also ordered reunification services. Mother’s services included drug and alcohol testing, substance abuse treatment, parenting education, and mental health counseling. At the uncontested jurisdiction hearing, the juvenile court sustained the petition, declared the minors dependent children of the court, and continued supervised visits as previously ordered. At the contested disposition hearing the juvenile court ordered the minors removed from parental custody. The court found mother made no progress toward alleviating or…