In re J.R. CA4/2

INTRODUCTION

A juvenile court terminated the parental rights of defendant and appellant O.R.

(father) as to his son, J.R. (the child). On appeal, father contends the court erred by

finding the beneficial parental relationship exception to termination of parental rights

inapplicable. (Welf. & Inst. Code,1 § 366.26, subd. (c)(1)(B)(i).) We affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

In 2015, the child was the subject of a dependency case. He was in the care and

custody of his mother, S.R. (mother),2 and her boyfriend, A.G., at the time. A.G.

physically abused the child, and the child sustained a broken arm. As a result, father was

awarded legal and physical custody of the child.

In November 2018, there was an altercation between father and the paternal

grandmother (PGM). The PGM threw a drink at him, and he hit her in the head and

pushed the paternal aunt, in the presence of the child. The paternal aunt called law

enforcement, and father was arrested on an outstanding warrant. Mother got temporary

custody of the child, and father was granted supervised visits.

In February 2019, the San Bernardino County Children and Family Services (CFS)

received a referral alleging…