In re Ke.N. CA4/3

INTRODUCTION

T.N. (Father) is the father of Ke.N. and Ka.N. (together, the Minors), who were taken into protective custody in January 2025. Father appeals from the jurisdiction and disposition orders, which declared the Minors to be dependent children of the court, removed the Minors from their parents’ custody, and approved a case plan for T.N. As to Father, jurisdiction was based on the juvenile court’s findings of substantial risk of harm to the Minors because (1) Father and the Minors’ mother (Mother) had engaged in continuous domestic violence, (2) Father “may have an unresolved substance abuse problem,” (3) Father “may have unresolved mental health issues,” and (4) Father “has a criminal history.” Father challenges the finding he may have an unresolved substance abuse problem and, in part, the finding he has a criminal history. He argues substantial evidence does not support the finding that he has a substance abuse problem and his criminal history related to drugs was too remote in time to pose a substantial risk of harm to the Minors. Father also challenges the component of his case plan directed to substance abuse treatment. We conclude substantial evidence supports the…