In re Mirasol F. CA2/2

FACTS

Jose F. (Father) is the presumed father of Marisol F. (born in 1996) and R.F. (born in 1998) (collectively, the children). In a prior case, Marisol was declared a dependent child in 1998, because she and an older sibling were physically abused by their mother (Mother); exposed to domestic violence; physically abused by Mother‟s male companion; and the family home was filthy and unsanitary. In 1999, R. was declared a dependent child owing to Mother‟s physical abuse of her siblings; Father‟s failure to protect; a filthy home; and Mother‟s failure to reunify with her older children.1 In October 2011, the children were detained after the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) learned that R. was physically and emotionally abused by Mother, placing Marisol at risk of harm. Mother threatened to kill R., pulled the girl‟s hair, and yelled epithets at her. R. was relieved to be placed in foster care due to Mother‟s constant threats, emotional abuse and yelling. Marisol photographed R.‟s injured eye after Mother threw a soup package and hit R. in the face. A family preservation agency made a “risk alert report” after Mother repeatedly spit at R. and threw a bucket of…