In re J.I. CA4/2

FACTS

A. Referral and Dependency Petition

The subject of this dependency is father’s now two-and-a-half-year-old daughter

J.I. San Bernardino County Children and Family Services (department) began its

investigation because both mother and daughter tested positive for methamphetamine at

birth. Father said he was not aware mother used methamphetamine as he was out of the

home often.

Father cares for and trains horses that compete in rodeos and races. He worked

away from the home from 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. He also traveled back and forth to

Mexico for several months at a time. He is a Mexican citizen in the United States on a

work visa.

On May 7, 2019, the department filed a dependency petition on behalf of J.I.

alleging her parents placed her at risk of harm by failing to adequately supervise and

protect her from mother’s substance abuse issues. (§ 300, subd. (b)). The petition also

alleged father left her without provision for support (§ 300, subd. (g)) and that mother’s

2 substance abuse previously placed mother’s other children at risk of harm. (§ 300,

subd. (j).)

San Bernardino County Superior Court Judge Erin K. Alexander held a detention

hearing the next…