In re T.N. CA4/3

STATEMENT OF FACTS

I.

EVENTS LEADING UP TO T.N.’S DETENTION

This case has its roots in South Carolina, where T.N. was born in 2016. At that time, Mother and Father were unmarried and separated. They remained estranged the first few years following T.N.’s birth, and Father had virtually no contact with T.N. during that period. When T.N. was about four

2 years old, however, Father took care of him for a week or two while Mother 1 was receiving treatment at a mental health facility in South Carolina. Upon leaving the facility, Mother lived with Father and T.N. in South Carolina for a few months. But one evening in 2021, she absconded with T.N. in the middle of the night and took him to California. Father called Mother repeatedly to find out where she was, but his calls went unanswered. He did not learn Mother’s whereabouts or talk to T.N. again until this case 2 arose in 2024. As a single parent with mental health issues, Mother had a hard time when she arrived in Southern California. She was able to reach out to her mother and her sister, as well as other relatives who live in the area, and at first they were willing to take her and T.N. into their homes and help them. Over…