E.A.
Los Angeles County Department of Children & Family Services v. E.A.
Opinion
Lead Opinion
Flier, J.
E.A., born in June 2011, is a half sibling of R.R. and N.L., both of whom were detained from the mother’s care in October 2010 due to the mother’s substance abuse, the father physically abusing R.R., and the mother and father engaging in physical altercations. As to father (mother is not a party to this appeal), the trial court found that father had struck RJR.’s head with his fists, that mother and father have a history of physical combat in front of the children, that mother failed to protect her children from physical abuse by her male companions (the fathers of R.R. and N.L.), that mother and her male companions also engaged in physical fights and that mother’s substance abuse prevented her from caring for her children. Having found that it had jurisdiction over E.A., the court ordered E.A. to be suitably placed. The court ordered visitation monitored by the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) when father is released from jail. Father appeals; we affirm.
*789 FACTS
1. Detention and Welfare and Institutions Code Section 300 1 Petition
DCFS detained E.A. on June 20, 2011, because mother had recently enrolled in a drug treatment…