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FACTS

In September 2020, the child was born prematurely (at 27 weeks gestation) and

with amphetamines in his system. Due to severe medical concerns, the child remained

hospitalized after mother was discharged. A hospital social worker reported to CFS that

both mother and father visited the child “infrequently, often late at night, and appear[ed]

to be under the influence.” Also, father “at times [became] verbally aggressive with the

nursing staff.” In November 2020, father was asked not to return to the hospital because

he was caught breaking into cars in the hospital parking lot. He was arrested after he 3 came to the hospital anyway.

1 Undesignated statutory references are to the Welfare and Institutions Code. 2 The child’s mother is not a party in this proceeding, and will be discussed only as necessary for context. 3 Father was arrested on November 5, 2020. According to father’s criminal history, he was arrested on that date for violating the terms of his supervised release (Pen. Code, § 3455) and unlawful possession of ammunition (id., § 30305, subd. (a)(1)). At some points in the record, this arrest is described as taking place at the child’s bedside. Father,…