In re J.A. CA5

STATEMENT OF FACTS AND PROCEDURE

Detention In October of 2013, the department filed a section 300 petition alleging J.A. and U.A. were at risk of harm based on mother’s failure to protect them from ongoing domestic violence in the home caused by an older sibling, her provision of illegal controlled substances to the children’s older siblings, and mother’s own substance abuse. Mother and her six children2 lived with the maternal grandparents following mother’s release from jail. The children were taken into protective custody. The report prepared in anticipation of detention chronicled several visits with mother and the children in response to referrals of general neglect. In July 2013, the social worker described mother as being unable to control her children who cussed and yelled at everyone, including their grandparents. Maternal grandmother wanted mother and the children out of the house as they provided no support for themselves and were disruptive to the neighbors as well. One of the older children, V.M., became angry at

All further statutory references are to the Welfare and Institutions Code unless otherwise stated. The six children consisted of V.M., then…