S.R.

FACTS

A. Background S.R. (father) and J.M. (mother) are the parents of G.R. (the child), who was born in August 2009. Before the incident leading to the juvenile dependency proceeding under review, father and the child were living together in Crescent City, California, and mother’s whereabouts were not known. On June 7, 2015, while father and the child were in Oregon, the child developed an ear infection and father took the child to a hospital. The child appeared in “disheveled” clothing, and appeared to be “malnourished.” Hospital staff contacted Oregon child welfare services due to father’s irrational and erratic behavior in the hospital. Following an investigation, the child was detained by Oregon law enforcement and child welfare services. The child was sent back to California and placed in a licensed foster care home in Del Norte County. On June 8, 2015, “Oregon held a shelter hearing” and dismissed the matter. B. Del Norte County Juvenile Dependency Proceeding On June 9, 2015, Del Norte County Department of Health & Human Services (the agency) filed a juvenile dependency petition, alleging, in pertinent part, that the juvenile court should exercise jurisdiction over…