In re Genesis G. CA2/2

FACTS

In 2001, father was convicted of felony possession of a controlled substance. Four years later, he was convicted of using a controlled substance. That offense was a misdemeanor. The minor was born in early 2009. On May 31, 2013, when she was four years old, the Department of Children and Family Services (Department) filed a section 300 petition on the minor’s behalf. It alleged that the minor’s mother, Mayra R. (mother), had a history of illicit drug abuse, and that while caring for the minor, mother was under the influence of methamphetamine, which placed the minor at risk of physical harm. As to father, the petition alleged that his whereabouts were unknown. At the jurisdiction hearing, the juvenile court sustained one count under section 300, subdivision (b) against mother. Father appeared at the six-month review. He filled out a “Statement Regarding Parentage” form and stated his belief that he was the minor’s parent. The juvenile court declared him the presumed father. He was granted monitored visitation and ordered to drug test. On January 22, 2014, father failed to drug test as requested, and then missed a second appointment to drug test on February 4, 2014. He drug…