In re Y.P. CA1/2

BACKGROUND

On September 28, 2023, the San Mateo County Human Resources Agency (Agency) filed petitions on behalf of A.P. (then only eight days old) and Y.P. (then one year old) under Welfare and Institutions Code section

1 300.1 As later amended, the petitions alleged that mother neglected to address A.P.’s basic and special needs shortly after he was born. A.P. was diagnosed with jaundice, but mother accused hospital staff of lying about the diagnosis and trying to take A.P. away from her; ignored medical advice regarding his care; was inattentive to him; and tried to leave the hospital with him before discharge and against medical advice. The petitions alleged that mother’s neglect of A.P. placed him at substantial risk of harm (§ 300, subd. (b)(1)), and placed Y.P. at substantial risk of neglect as well (§ 300, subd. (j)). The petitions also alleged mother failed to protect Y.P. (§ 300, subd. (b)(1)) during a prior incident, when his older half-sibling hit and possibly seriously injured Y.P., but mother did not take Y.P. to the doctor for fear of being suspected of hurting Y.P. Days after A.P.’s birth, he and Y.P. were detained and placed in foster care. In January 2024, they…