In re A.R. CA3

BACKGROUND

In February 2021, the Agency filed a petition under Welfare and Institutions Code section 3001 seeking juvenile court jurisdiction over then 15‑year‑old A.R. and then 9‑year‑old I.M. The petition alleged mother had a substance abuse problem and untreated mental health issues that impaired her ability to adequately care for the minors. (§ 300, subd. (b)(1).) It also alleged mother and I.M.’s father had a history of domestic violence in the presence of the minors, which placed the minors at risk of physical harm. Finally, the petition alleged, under section 300, subdivision (g), that the whereabouts of A.R.’s father were unknown. The Agency filed a detention report detailing its investigation. In the report, the Agency explained it had initiated its investigation into mother based on a report alleging general neglect of the minors. Mother had been demonstrating paranoid and other bizarre behavior. Mother’s boyfriend, who had been living with mother and the minors, had been recently arrested for possession of large quantities of methamphetamine, heroin, and cocaine, along with a loaded firearm, had posted bail, and then had been arrested again near the home in possession…