In re K.C. CA6

BACKGROUND

1. The Section 300 Petition On June 30, 2014, the Santa Clara County Department of Family and Children’s Services (Department) filed an amended petition under section 300, subdivisions (b) (failure to protect) and (g) (no provision to support). Father, who the court declared to be the presumed father, had been arrested for possession of narcotics. Father had previously perpetrated intimate partner violence against the child’s mother (mother). Mother was incarcerated at the time of father’s arrest. The juvenile court detained child at the initial hearing and ordered that there would be no out-of-county placement pending disposition. On July 15, 2014, the juvenile court sustained the petition. Visitation and family reunification services were ordered for both parents. The Department submitted a jurisdiction/disposition report that same day. The report indicated the Department had contacted several relatives for placement consideration and had informed each of the priority for in-county placement. The Department contacted several relatives, including grandmother, who resided in Sacramento. Grandmother said she was interested in placement and legal guardianship. 2. Interim…