In re Andrea H. CA1/5

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Court of Appeal of CaliforniaDecember 16, 2014A141859California4,028 words

Opinion

Opinion

Bruiniers, J.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Section 300 Petition and Detention Order In August 2012, when Andrea was four years old, the Napa County Health and Human Services Agency (Agency) filed a juvenile dependency petition, which alleged that Andrea had suffered, or was at substantial risk of suffering, serious physical harm

Mother is not a party to this appeal. Undesignated statutory references are to the Welfare and Institutions Code.

1 (§ 300, subd. (b)) as a result of her parents’ domestic violence and substance abuse. Specifically, it was alleged that Father had been arrested for assaulting Andrea’s paternal grandmother. Andrea lived with Father and the paternal grandmother and witnessed the assault.3 The petition also alleged that Father had a history of volatile moods, had admitted using methamphetamines, and that Mother and Father had a history of domestic violence. The Agency also alleged that Mother and Father left Andrea with no provision for support (§ 300, subd. (g)). Father was incarcerated and Mother’s whereabouts were unknown. Andrea was ordered detained out of Father’s custody. Father was permitted two hours of supervised visitation each week.…

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