In re Isaac J. CA4/1

BACKGROUND

In December 2010, the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency

(the Agency) filed dependency petitions for five-year-old Isaac and two-year-old Asia.

The petitions alleged the children were exposed to violent confrontations among N.J.,

Anthony and other adults. The children were detained in Polinsky Children's Center then

moved to a foster home. In February 2011, the court made true findings on the petitions,

ordered the children placed in foster care and ordered reunification services. In May, the

children were moved to a new foster home. In December, they were detained in Polinsky

Children's Center because their foster home was being investigated, then moved to a third

foster home. In April 2012, the children were placed with N.J.

1 All further statutory references are to the Welfare and Institutions Code.

2 In December 2012, the Agency filed supplemental petitions (§ 387) alleging N.J.

had a verbal altercation with a roommate, then left the children with the roommate,

knowing the roommate was unable and unwilling to care for the children. Additionally,

N.J. expressed thoughts of suicide and her own inability to care for the…