In re B.P. CA1/1

I. Background

Father and C.P.2 (Mother) were married in 2004. Together they have two girls, B.P. (age nine) and B.F.P. (age four). Mother has two older children from previous relationships, I.N. (age 10) and B.K. (age 17). B.K. lived with Mother and Father, while I.N. lived with her father in Texas and stayed with Mother in the summer only. Beginning in 2002, the Solano County Health and Social Services Department (Department) had been involved with the parents on five occasions due to substantiated allegations of domestic violence, and substance and alcohol abuse. They fought in front of the children, and had both been arrested for domestic violence and child endangerment. On one occasion Mother stabbed Father with scissors while cutting I.N.’s hair. The Department did not remove the children from the parents’ custody at that time because they immediately engaged in voluntary services.

II. The First Dependency Proceeding

The Department became involved with the family again in September 2010 when Mother was about eight months pregnant with B.F.P. On September 18, 2010, Mother was arrested for felony domestic violence and for possession of controlled substances.…