In re I.P. CA4/1

BACKGROUND

In December 2012, the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency

filed a dependency petition for three-year-old I.P. The petition alleged she was exposed

to violence between her mother, Paula P., and Mohammad. I.P. was detained with a

relative. In January 2013, the court entered a true finding on the petition, ordered I.P.

placed with a relative and issued a restraining order protecting Paula from Mohammad.

I.P. then began a 60-day trial visit with Paula. In July, the trial visit became a placement.

Mohammad's visits were supervised. He did not take advantage of all the

visitation he was allowed. In March 2013, he was arrested, jailed and charged with

violating the restraining order and other offenses. Mohammad was released from jail in

November.

In April 2014, the court awarded custody of I.P. to Paula and allowed Mohammad

supervised visits on Sundays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Paula and Mohammad agreed on a supervisor, a family friend. The court ordered that

Mohammad would bear the entire cost of supervision at the Family Visitation Center

2 should that be required, ordered Paula to investigate an alternative…