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BACKGROUND

V. Father is the father of Kimberly V. and M. Father is the father of Kimberly’s

half siblings, Destinee and Jonathan M. On September 4, 2012, DCFS filed a petition under section 300 of the Welfare and Institutions Code on behalf of Kimberly, Destinee and Jonathan based on allegations of domestic violence between the mother, Reyna C. (“Mother”), and M. Father. According to the September 4, 2012 Detention Report, Mother and M. Father were involved in a domestic dispute on August 29, 2012, in which Mother grabbed M. Father’s shirt, ripping the shirt and scratching M. Father’s neck; M. Father pushed Mother, causing her to fall down, and jumped on top of her and held her down; Mother hit M. Father; and M. Father punched Mother on her side. Kimberly became frightened and intervened by getting between Mother and M. Father and contacted law enforcement. Law enforcement was unable to determine who was the aggressor.

2 The Detention Report indicated that V. Father’s whereabouts were unknown. Mother stated that V. Father was never involved with Kimberly and when Mother and V. Father divorced, V. Father “expressed he did not want anything to do with child Kimberly.” Kimberly,…