In re J.F. CA2/1

BACKGROUND

A. The sustained petitions The Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) filed the operative second amended section 300 petition on behalf of J.F. on June 5, 2012. As sustained by the juvenile court on August 8, 2012, the petition alleged Mother had a history of substance abuse, was a current user of cocaine, Mother and Alfredo had a history of domestic violence, and Mother and Alfredo recently had engaged in a domestic altercation in which Alfredo assaulted Mother. On March 21, 2013, a section 300 petition was filed on behalf of Jeremiah, alleging Mother had a history of substance abuse, was a current user of methamphetamine and amphetamine, and had a positive toxicology screen for methamphetamine and amphetamine on March 15, 2013. An amended petition was sustained on May 10, 2013.

Undesignated statutory references are to the Welfare and Institutions Code. 2 Although the allegations of the section 300 petition filed on behalf of Jeremiah are described in a report contained in the record, the section 300 petition itself is not contained in the record.

2 B. Events leading up to the juvenile court’s assertion of jurisdiction The events leading up to the…