In re B.B. CA2/8

FACTS

The Department placed B.B., then five years old, and L.R., then a few weeks old, in protective custody on October 25, 2013, after a domestic violence incident between mother, who was highly intoxicated, and her male companion D.R., who was not willing to take care of the children. Among other things, the Department’s dependency petition

All further statutory references are to the Welfare and Institutions Code unless otherwise specified.

2 alleged mother’s abuse of alcohol, and her violent dispute with D.R. in the presence of the children, endangered the children’s physical health and safety and placed them at risk of harm. On October 30, 2013, the court found “continuance in the home of Parents is contrary to the child’s welfare.” On November 1, 2013, mother appeared for arraignment on the petition. The court found father was B.B.’s presumed father; ICWA did not apply; and both father and D.R. were alleged fathers of L.R. Mother stated that father was still in prison. On November 14, 2013, the Department located father at Wasco State Prison. Its jurisdiction/disposition report on the allegations against mother (signed November 21, 2013) indicated that father was…