In re A.L.

I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY2

A. Initial Proceedings (November 2018) On November 21, 2018, the Department filed a petition under section 300, subdivisions (b) (1), (g), and (j) relative to the minor. The Department alleged that on November 9, 2018, the minor was placed into protective custody because father had left the minor with a daycare provider, M.C., without providing for the minor’s care. Father was in custody at Elmwood Correctional Facility (Elmwood). Despite the Department’s diligent efforts, the whereabouts of mother remained unknown. The Department alleged that mother had an extensive and active substance abuse problem that impaired her ability to care for her children. She also had a history of domestic violence. Mother had two children in addition to the minor who were not in her care because of her inability to meet their basic needs. In August 2017, the juvenile court had declared her child, G.C.—then three months old—a dependent child. Mother’s reunification services were terminated in March 2018 and her parental rights as to G.C. were terminated in July 2018. The court ordered the minor detained on November 26, 2018. In a second amended petition filed…