In re Roman P. CA1/2

BACKGROUND

Roman was born in October 2005 to Nina and Stephen P. In January 2013, Nina and her then partner, James H., had a child, Robert H. Nina, James, and the two children lived in Crescent City, while Stephen lived in Texas and had no involvement in Roman’s life. On February 11, 2013, the Department filed a section 300 dependency petition concerning Roman, alleging that: Nina and James had substance abuse problems that impaired their ability to care for Roman (b-1); Nina and James were involved in a “domestically volatile relationship” and had made death threats against James’s mother (b-2); Roman was at risk of emotional and physical harm because James had slapped him in the face and hit him on the arm (b-3); Roman’s father did not have a relationship with Roman and his ability to parent Roman had not been assessed (b-4); Roman was at risk for abuse or neglect because Nina and James failed to seek medical attention for Robert when the infant was in serious respiratory distress (j-1); and Roman was at risk for abuse or neglect because Nina and James had left Robert in the care of James’s mother when he was in respiratory distress (j-2). A petition asserting the same…