In re R.G. CA2/2

I.

BACKGROUND

A. Our Prior Cases Since this is the third time we are reviewing a juvenile court order in this case, we will not provide a detailed synopsis of the reasons for these dependencies or the history of these proceedings. It is sufficient for our review of the challenged order to state in summary that the children were removed from Father and their mother for their inability to care for the children due to their ongoing substance abuse.2 Among other things, Father’s case plan for R.G. included monitored visitation, a full drug and alcohol treatment program, weekly random drug testing, a 12-step program, parenting education, and individual counseling. (R.G. & T.G., supra, B333730.) Father’s services for R.G. were terminated in December 2023, because he neither steadily visited R.G., nor made any substantial progress in resolving issues that led to his son’s removal or demonstrated an ability to fulfill the objectives of his treatment. (Ibid.) Father’s services for T.G. were bypassed once his services for R.G. were terminated because of Father’s inability to reasonably address the causes for R.G.’s removal from his care. (Ibid.) The order continued to allow Father…