In re C.N. CA4/2

I.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

A. Section 300 Petition and Background to Jurisdictional Hearing

On May 9, 2011, the Riverside County Department of Public Social Services

(DPSS) filed a petition alleging mother and father2 failed to supervise or protect their first

five children, and the children were dependants of the court under section 300,

subdivision (b). In particular, DPSS alleged the parents: (1) failed to adequately provide

the children with medical and dental care; (2) failed to immunize some of the children,

which resulted in their inability to attend school; and (3) failed to insure that some of the

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

Father is not a party to this appeal.

2 children, already enrolled in school, actually attended school. DPSS also alleged that

father used controlled substances such as marijuana.

In a report prepared for the detention hearing, the social worker reported that in

April 2011, she responded to a referral about alleged general neglect and physical abuse.

The referring party said the parents hit the children with their hands or a shoe; pulled the

children by…