In re I.F. CA1/1

I. BACKGROUND

A. Events Preceding Father’s Section 366.26 Writ Petition2 On February 11, 2013, when minor was approximately six weeks old, the Sonoma County Human Services Department (Department) filed a section 300 petition following her mother’s (Mother) arrest for violating parole and felony possession of methamphetamines. The petition alleged Mother had a substance abuse problem and Father (whose paternity had not yet been established) had a substance abuse problem and a history of domestic violence. Mother and Father were both incarcerated at the time the petition was filed. The petition alleged that Mother was arrested on or about February 7, 2013, and had used methamphetamines while pregnant with minor. It further alleged Father was arrested for violation of parole and possession of a controlled substance on February 7, 2013, for possession of marijuana on November 16, 2004, and for transportation, distribution and importation of marijuana on May 20, 2011. A separate count alleged Father had a history of domestic violence, including two arrests in 2004, which placed minor at substantial risk of harm in his care. In an in-custody interview, Mother stated she moved to Santa…