In re K.J. CA4/3

FACTS

Mother and father were never married but share two biological children, K.J.1 and K.J.2, who were two years old and six months old, respectively, at the time SSA filed the dependency petitions. They have long been embroiled in a custody dispute, with an open family law matter pending in Los Angeles County. Although they equally shared physical custody of the minors at one point in time, a series of family law court orders issued in the weeks leading up to the filing of the petitions changed that status. Specifically, on January 28, 2025, an ex parte order granted father “temporary sole physical custody” of the minors, “with no visitation to [mother] pending [a] future hearing.” And an order dated February 10, 2025, which followed the contemplated future hearing, awarded father “primary physical custody” of the minors, with mother granted “visitation on alternating weekends from Saturday at 10:00 AM to Sunday at 5:00 PM.” I.

INITIAL CONTACT WITH SSA

On February 15, 2025, the start date of the newly ordered visitation period, the minors were provided to mother. The following day, SSA responded to Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles (the hospital) in response to a report from…