In re Nolan P. CA1/2

BACKGROUND

D.T. and Richard P.2 are the parents of Nolan P., who was 14 years old when this dependency proceeding was filed in 2015. The family’s history with child protective services dates back to 2005, when there was a referral concerning emotional abuse of Nolan by Richard. Since that time, there have been 12 more referrals, three of which were substantiated. The first substantiated referral was in 2011 and led to a section 300 petition. The court sustained an allegation that D.T. physically assaulted Nolan in public while verbally berating him, and he was declared a dependent of the juvenile court. Nolan was released to Richard’s custody, and the court terminated jurisdiction with a family court order granting Richard full physical and legal custody. The second substantiated referral—this one alleging physical abuse of Nolan by Richard—was in 2013. As a result, D.T. regained custody of Nolan in November of that year. The third was on August 6, 2015 and alleged emotional abuse of Nolan by both of his parents. The section 300 juvenile dependency petition that is the subject of this proceeding was filed by respondent Sonoma County Human Services Department (Department) on…