In re Cindy G. CA2/1

FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

Cindy’s siblings, A.K. and S.G. were the subject of a petition under Welfare & Institutions Code section 300, subdivision (a)1, alleging that they were at substantial risk of serious physical harm due to domestic violence between Mother and S.G.’s father (Father) in the children’s presence. The juvenile court sustained the petition, removed the children from their home and ordered that they be suitably placed with monitored visitation for the parents. The parents were afforded family reunification services and ordered to attend parenting and domestic violence classes. At the six-month review hearing in May 2011, the court terminated reunification services for A.K. and S.G. and set the matter for a permanent placement hearing under section 366.26. Prior to the permanency planning hearing for A.K. and S.G., Mother gave birth to Cindy in August 2011. In January 2012, the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) filed a petition as to Cindy under section 300, subdivisions (a) and (b) based on the domestic violence between the parents including the allegation that Father hit Mother while she was pregnant with Cindy. The court initially released Cindy to…