In re Hayden I. CA2/3

INTRODUCTION

Eduardo I. (father) and Ashley G. (mother) appeal jurisdictional findings in the dependency case of their then- 11-month-old son, Hayden I. Father also appeals a disposition order removing Hayden from father’s physical custody and placing the child with mother in the maternal grandmother’s home with visitation by father. Parents contend the evidence was insufficient to support the finding that their use of marijuana while caring for Hayden placed the child at risk of serious physical harm. Father also contends the evidence was insufficient to find no other reasonable means existed to protect Hayden short of removing him from father’s custody. We conclude the dependency court’s rulings were supported by the evidence. We affirm.

FACTS1 AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Hayden was born in August 2014 and was 11 months old when the family came to the attention of the Los Angeles Department of Children and Family Services (the Department). Mother was 24 years old at the time; father was 21. On July 23, 2015, police officers executed a search warrant at the family’s home in connection with a burglary investigation implicating father. During the search, police officers discovered…