M.R.

facts and issues pertaining to father.

3 Jurisdiction/Disposition

The social worker filed a jurisdiction/disposition report on December 21, 2012,

and recommended that the court declare the children dependents of the court and provide

mother and father (the parents) with reunification services. Father’s case plan included

the requirements that he participate in counseling, a domestic violence program, a

parenting education program, an outpatient substance abuse program, and substance

abuse testing. The social worker reported that mother and father were married in 2010

but were in the process of getting a divorce. Mother said their history of domestic

violence and father’s incarcerations led to their relationship’s demise. The parents were

living together when A.R. was conceived and born, but not when F.R. was conceived and

born. Father was listed on both children’s birth certificates, and he held both children out

as his own. The social worker thus recommended that father be declared the presumed

father of both children.

On December 27, 2012, the court referred the matter to mediation to resolve the

jurisdiction/disposition issues. The court also continued the matter…