P.B.

FACTS

On March 10, 2013, seven-year-old minor was detained. The amended section 300 petition filed by Social Services Agency (SSA) alleged father failed to protect minor (§ 300, subd. (b)) and abused a sibling (§ 300, subd. (j)). The allegations included the following. Mother applied for and was granted temporary restraining orders against father protecting both mother and minor. On March 10, 2013, mother told police that father took minor in violation of the restraining order (although father claimed mother left minor in his care). On that same day, mother was found to be heavily sedated by prescription medicine and unable to care for minor. The parents repeatedly violated the restraining order. The parents have a history of domestic violence, both physical and verbal. Each parent has a criminal history. Father’s criminal history included arrests and/or convictions for driving with a suspended license and under the influence of alcohol or drugs, causing bodily injury; child cruelty with possible injury; spousal battery; and possession of a controlled substance. Minor was a previous dependent of the juvenile court pursuant to a sustained petition which had alleged, inter alia,…