In re L.R. CA2/2

BACKGROUND

Initial investigation On January 18, 2023, the Clark County, Nevada child welfare agency filed a petition for child protection on behalf of L.R., alleging Erika R. (mother) neglected L.R., mother’s mental health and/or drug use impacted her ability to care for L.R., mother lacked resources to provide for L.R.’s basic needs, and father abandoned L.R. by failing to have contact with mother and L.R. and failing to provide for financial support for the child.1 The Clark County child welfare agency was unable to determine whether father posed other risks to the safety of L.R. due to lack of contact. L.R. was removed from mother on December 31, 2022. On March 28, 2023, the Los Angeles County juvenile court accepted jurisdiction of this matter from Clark County, Nevada

Mother is not a party to this appeal.

2 pursuant to the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (Fam. Code, § 3400 et seq.). Although L.R. was detained in Nevada, mother reported they are residents of Los Angeles County, were homeless and previously stayed at the Salvation Army in Santa Monica, California. Shortly thereafter the child was detained in Nevada, and mother’s and father’s…