In re Ivan Z. CA1/5

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Section 300 Petition and Detention Report In August 2011, when Ivan was 10 months old, the Agency filed a juvenile dependency petition, which alleged that Ivan had suffered, or was at substantial risk of

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

1 suffering, serious physical harm (§ 300, subd. (b)) as a result of his parents’ domestic violence and substance abuse. Specifically, it was alleged that, on August 18, 2011, father had hit mother in the head with a beer bottle and had shoved her while she was holding Ivan. The petition also alleged that mother was frequently intoxicated while caring for Ivan and that father had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder but had been self-medicating with marijuana instead of taking his psychotropic medication. At the detention hearing, father was declared Ivan’s presumed father and Ivan was detained in foster care. Jurisdiction Report and Determination The jurisdiction report indicated that both mother and father admitted an extensive history of domestic violence in Ivan’s presence. Mother also admitted she had a drinking problem. Mother had,…