In re A.R. CA1/1

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDRUAL BACKGROUND

Mother and her husband (Father) have five children, A.R., R.R., Z.R., S.R., and E.R. (ages 14, 12, nine, six, and three years old, respectively). The family emigrated from Afghanistan in 2016.

All statutory references are to the Welfare and Institutions Code. Mother and Father have a history of domestic violence. In 2017, Father was arrested after he punched Mother in the head and stomach when she was two months pregnant and threatened to kill her and their unborn child. In August 2020, Father was convicted of false imprisonment and domestic violence battery. On March 2, 2021, Father was arrested for domestic violence towards Mother. Mother was “ ‘out of it’ ” and went to the hospital. On March 11, 2021, the family came to the attention of the Contra Costa County Children & Family Services Bureau (Bureau) when the police found Mother in her car following a traffic accident. Mother was disoriented and was taken the hospital due to her “altered mental health.” When the police approached her, she was talking about her children being missing. She said that the Bureau had them but she did not know where they were. She had a cell phone but…