In re C.R. CA2/4

INTRODUCTION

Father appeals the jurisdictional findings made against him by the juvenile court under Welfare and Institutions Code section 300,1 arguing they are not supported by substantial evidence. Father also challenges the juvenile court’s dispositional order removing his child from his care.2 We conclude that father’s contentions are without merit and affirm the juvenile court’s jurisdictional findings and removal order. As the parties are familiar with the facts and procedural history of the case, we do not restate those details in full here. Below, we discuss only the facts and history as needed to resolve and provide context for the issues presented on appeal.

RELEVANT BACKGROUND

E.R. (father) and N.S. (mother) have one child together, Chloe.3 The family resided together in Mexicali, Mexico, until December 2022, when mother took Chloe to the United States. Father remained in Mexico, while Chloe and her mother began living with Chloe’s maternal grandmother in Los Angeles. On September 25, 2023, the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (Department) filed a section 300 petition

All further statutory references are to the Welfare and…