In re P.H. CA1/5

BACKGROUND

Summary of Prior Dependency Proceedings P.H. (born in November 1998) was under a probate guardianship from 1999 through October 2011. In 2011, P.H. began living with Mother. The present Welfare and Institutions Code1 section 300 petition was filed on P.H.’s behalf in San Francisco County in September 2011, based on allegations Mother was neglecting his mental health needs and Mother’s home presented a health and safety risk. P.H. was adjudged a

1 All further undesignated section references are to the Welfare and Institutions Code. 1 dependent of the court in November 2011 and the matter was transferred to Contra Costa County. T.M. (born in February 2004) and P.L. (born in April 2006) were previously detained due to allegations of sexual abuse of T.M. by one of her two alleged fathers and Mother’s failure to protect T.M. Mother ultimately reunified with her children and the dependency proceeding was closed in April 2010. R.M. (born in January 2010) had not been the subject of a dependency proceeding prior to the present case. Subsequent Petition On Behalf of P.H. and Initiation of the Present Proceedings Involving T.M., P.L., and R.M. In May 2012, the Contra Costa…