In re Logan B.

BACKGROUND

1. The Juvenile Court Proceedings and Mother’s Relationship with Logan a. The basis for juvenile court jurisdiction The Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (Department) filed a juvenile dependency petition on September 16, 2011, after receiving

1 Subsequent undesignated statutory references are to the Welfare and Institutions Code. 2 Father does not present any separate arguments on appeal, but joins in Mother‟s arguments and on that basis seeks reinstatement of his parental rights in the event that Mother‟s appeal is successful. Because we affirm the trial court‟s orders with respect to Mother, it is unnecessary to address Father‟s appeal.

2 a report that Logan‟s parents were seen smoking methamphetamine in Logan‟s presence. The caller also reported that Father was a member of a “Skin Head” gang and had been in and out of prison over the last 15 to 20 years. Logan was eight years old at the time. The petition alleged that Logan‟s parents had engaged in domestic violence in his presence. The petition also referred to a prior dependency proceeding in 2007 resulting from alleged domestic violence, drug use, and sexual abuse by an…