In re N.T. CA4/3

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

I.

DEPENDENCY PROCEEDINGS

On October 27, 2023, SSA filed a dependency petition pursuant to section 300, subdivisions (b)(1) and (g), alleging there was a substantial risk N.T. and L.T. would suffer serious physical harm or illness by the parents’ inability to provide care due to mental illness or substance abuse and failure

1 All further statutory references are to the Welfare and Institutions Code, unless otherwise stated. Because Mother and her youngest child share the same initials, for clarity, we will refer to appellant as “Mother” and the child as “L.T.”

2 to provide caregivers with support. The petition alleged Mother had unresolved mental health issues and prior history of domestic abuse. The whereabouts of the presumed fathers were unknown. At the October 30 detention hearing, the juvenile court found SSA made a prima facie showing under section 319 and the minors came within section 300. The same day, Mother filed a notification of mailing address form indicating a Santa Ana, California mailing address. On November 14, Mother filed a notification of mailing address form with a new Santa Ana address. At the December 19 jurisdiction/disposition…