In re T.S. CA1/2

BACKGROUND

On December 18, 2013, the agency filed juvenile dependency petitions pursuant to section 300, subdivision (b), on behalf of T.S. (then nine years old) and N.S. (then three years old). Under a family court order, Wendy and Jose share legal custody of the children, Wendy has full physical custody, and Jose has overnight visitation from noon on Sunday to 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Interaction between Jose and Wendy was contentious and the parents made competing allegations of neglect and abuse.2 When the agency filed the petitions, Wendy had a restraining order against Jose. Wendy also had a contentious relationship with her parents, Diane and Jerry, with whom the children frequently stayed overnight. Diane obtained a restraining order against Wendy after a physical altercation. On April 24, 2013, Wendy lost her temper with T.S. and grazed her teeth against his cheek, leaving red marks. On April 28, 2013, T.S. witnessed the physical altercation

2 Between January 10, 2012, and September 29, 2013, the agency received 11 reports of abuse or neglect by one or the other parent, all of which were “evaluated out” or determined to be unfounded (or, in two cases, inconclusive). The…