In re A.C. CA2/2

BACKGROUND

1. The Family Father and A.F. (mother) have four children together. Only two of their children—A.C. (son) and G.F. (daughter)—are involved in this appeal. When the underlying proceedings began, son was 14 years old and daughter was almost 12. They both lived with mother, who had sole legal and physical custody of them. Mother and father’s older children, S.F. (sister) and R.C., are adults. Mother and father do not live together and are no longer in a relationship. Father has two younger children from a different relationship. Father has a significant criminal history, including arrests for domestic violence against mother and being under the influence of a controlled substance. He spent eight years in

2 prison for shooting a gun in the air. He was released in 2018. Mother has a long history of substance abuse. The family has two previous dependency cases, involving similar allegations as those at issue here (e.g., neglect, substance abuse, failure to provide). The most recent dependency case ended in 2016 with a final custody order granting mother sole physical and sole legal custody of the four children and monitored visitation for father. 2. Events Preceding…