In re D.A. CA4/1

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND3

A. Family History Mother and Father started dating when she was 11 or 12. Paternal grandmother pursued legal custody of Mother when she was 15, and Mother moved to San Diego to live with Father and paternal grandmother. The couple are parents to four boys, D.A., Z.T., E.T., and J.T. In 2019, Father drove while intoxicated and crashed his vehicle with four-year-old E.T. inside. Father was arrested for driving under the influence (DUI). In 2021, a paternal aunt called law enforcement because Father and Mother were extremely intoxicated and had engaged in domestic violence in her home. Father told responding officers Mother pulled his ear while yelling at him, causing a laceration to the back of his ear. Mother initially claimed she had caused a red mark on her arm but, after being arrested, said Father bit her, which is why she dragged him by his ear. Z.T., who was in the room, said Father was on the ground and Mother was “beating on him.” E.T. was in the room and covered his ears during the incident, while D.A. only heard it from the other room. Father called the police in June 2022 and reported that Mother was intoxicated and trying to…