In re Pablo V. CA2/2

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

I. Facts

Prior to 2018, mother had five children with several men— Cesar (born 2002), Rudy (born 2006), Gabriela (born 2008), Valerie (born 2012), and Winter (born 2016). In a variety of juvenile dependency cases, the juvenile court exerted dependency jurisdiction over these children; ultimately, the court terminated mother’s parental rights over Rudy, Valerie and Winter, and awarded sole custody of Cesar and Gabriela to their fathers.

All further statutory references are to the Welfare and Institutions Code unless otherwise indicated.

2 Mother and Pablo V. (father) started dating in 2018. Their relationship was tumultuous. They had verbal arguments that sometimes turned physical: Father punched mother in the face when she was three months pregnant with their child, “dropped her” onto the floor about two times, and pulled her hair; on one occasion, mother bit father on the cheek. Pablo was born in September 2018, and some of these altercations occurred in Pablo’s presence. Mother was diagnosed with depression in 2014 and prescribed Prozac, but has never taken medication. Mother is also a long-time user of methamphetamine, marijuana and…