In re Christina C. CA2/2

FACTS

Background The minor was born in September 1999. She is the daughter of father and Emily L. (mother). The parents have two other daughters, Samantha C. (Samantha) and

Y.C. (Y.).

In mid-2010, the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (Department) filed a section 300 petition that alleged: Father struck the minor and Samantha with an open hand on their arms, face and heads. On one occasion when Samantha was being disciplined by father, she took a step back onto a broken dresser drawer and cut her foot. This inappropriate discipline placed the minors at risk of physical and emotional harm.3 The juvenile court sustained the petition.

1 All further statutory references are to the Welfare and Institution Code unless otherwise indicated. 2 Y. and Samantha are not subjects of this appeal. Collectively, the minor, Y. and Samantha are referred to as the minors. 3 Previously, in mid-2008, the Department substantiated a report that the minors were at substantial risk of abuse by mother and father. That report was not a basis for the 2010 petition.

2 In early 2011, the Department received a referral that father emotionally abused the minor and Samantha, and…