In re I.V. CA4/2

BACKGROUND

Mother lives with her two children—I.V. (born 2018) and L.V. (born 2020)—the

children’s maternal aunt, the maternal aunt’s daughter A.C.C., and the maternal

grandmother. Father is incarcerated.

In October 2024 mother and maternal aunt went to a barbecue with their children.

At some point, maternal aunt went to get formula for A.C.C. and left A.C.C. in mother’s

care. A.C.C. was in her car seat on the ground, but was not secured in her car seat. At

some point after maternal aunt left, the car seat tipped over and A.C.C. fell out and hit her

head. A.C.C. cried for a bit, then stopped, and mother did not see any injuries.

The next day the maternal aunt noticed a bump on A.C.C.’s head and took A.C.C.

to the emergency room. The emergency room cleared A.C.C. to return home without any

imaging.

Ten days after the first emergency room visit, maternal aunt took A.C.C. to see her

primary care doctor, who advised that maternal aunt should take A.C.C. back to the

2 emergency room. The emergency room again cleared A.C.C. to leave without any

imaging. A.C.C.’s primary care doctor ordered imaging, which revealed a skull fracture.

Maternal aunt then took A.C.C. to the…