In re Omar H. CA2/2

BACKGROUND

Omar and his half-sister Rosie P. were detained in April 2014, and a dependency petition was filed to bring them within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code, section 300, subdivisions (a) and (b).1 This appeal concerns only Omar, as Rosie has been placed in the custody of her father, Efrain P. Omar was placed in the home of his paternal aunt, Tatiyana H. pending the proceedings. The petition alleged that Vanessa P. (mother) was an abuser of illicit drugs, that father abused marijuana, and that mother and father placed Omar in a detrimental and endangering situation on March 24, 2014, by having a violent altercation in Omar’s presence.2 Father was not present at the detention hearing. The juvenile court ordered Omar detained and ordered the Department to provide family reunification services for father. Father was in court for the next hearing on May 14, 2014, when he submitted to the court’s jurisdiction. He provided an ICWA-020 form to the court, indicating he may have Blackfeet Indian ancestry.3 On the same date, the Department filed a report in

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