J.F.

FACTS

Allegations of the Petition In late August 2015, the Orange County Social Services Agency (SSA) filed a dependency petition regarding minor, who was about one month shy of his third birthday. The petition alleged minor came within the jurisdiction of the court pursuant to

1 All statutory references are to the Welfare & Institutions Code unless otherwise stated.

2 section 300, subdivisions (b) (failure to protect) and (g) (no provision for support due to parental incarceration). The petition alleged that in late July 2015, minor sustained a cut to his finger from a broken beer bottle while he was playing in the flat bed of a pickup truck at the family home. Mother, who was alerted to the injury when the child screamed, took minor to the emergency room. While at the emergency room, minor was observed to have red sores and pustules around his genitals and buttocks. Also, mother reported that she had not taken minor for any well checks since he was one month old, and that minor had not received any vaccinations. The petition alleged that mother had unresolved anger management issues. In 2013 mother was convicted for domestic violence arising from an incident in which she had…