J.L.

FACTS

Mother has four young children, A.F., C.G., L.L. and W.L. The Ventura County Human Services Agency (HSA) filed a juvenile dependency petition alleging she "failed to protect" her young son A.F. "from the violent behavior" of Cody G. who is Mother's boyfriend. It also filed juvenile dependency petitions involving her other three children. In a report to the juvenile court, HSA said Cody G. is "an alleged father of"

C.G., L.L., W.L.

In April 2011, Mother told the sheriff's department that she had been living with Cody G. who had physically assaulted her. She said he also had physically assaulted her in four prior incidents. In an incident report, a sheriff's deputy said Mother "did not want to report the incidents, and thought she could just 'sweep it under the rug.'" The Ventura County Superior Court issued a restraining order prohibiting Cody G. to be within 100 yards of Mother and A.F. In December 2011, Mother filed an application for a restraining order. She said Cody G. had choked her and had "violently grab[bed]" A.F., her five-year-old son. She said she feared for her life and her "children's" lives. Mother was 16 weeks pregnant at the…