In re D.F. CA2/8

FACTS

Mother has two children with Father: three-year-old D.F., Jr., and two-year-old Da.F. Father and Mother have been separated since 2013, and the children have been in Father’s care since January 2014. Father is not listed on the children’s birth certificate, though Mother has signed an affidavit acknowledging he is their father. Father and the children live with the paternal grandparents, who help care for the children. Father knows Mother is homeless and making “bad decisions” so he refuses to allow her to visit the children alone or have custody of them. Mother has no concerns with Father’s care of the children and believes he is taking good care of them. Three prior referrals against Mother for neglect and physical and emotional abuse were deemed inconclusive or unfounded. On August 27, 2014, Mother was observed looking into cars in a parking structure on the UCLA campus. When questioned by the campus police, Mother admitted, “I’m not going to lie, we are escorts.” Mother further explained, “People call us and we show up and make love.” She clarified, “it’s not like I sell my pussy, I make love.” Mother was found with a 16-year-old girl, Brittany D., and Christopher…