In re S.G. CA2/1

BACKGROUND

Mother and father have a long history in the dependency system, with mother herself being the subject of a referral when maternal grandmother punched her and slapped her with a shoe.1 Father’s history dates back to 1999 with reports that father threatened a former partner causing her to fear for her life and her child’s life. In 2015, the juvenile court sustained an allegation that father strangled and struck mother, and that father has a history of criminal convictions including infliction of corporal injury on a spouse or cohabitant. The 2015 case also involved sustained allegations that mother engaged in an altercation with maternal grandmother in S.G.’s presence and that mother has a history of substance abuse rendering her incapable of providing regular care and supervision of S.G. The case terminated in 2017 with a custody order granting father physical custody of S.G. and monitored visitation to mother. The current case commenced in May 2018. On May 11, 2018, the juvenile court detained S.G., removing him from father’s custody and ordered monitored visitation. We summarize only those facts relevant to this appeal.

1. Jurisdiction After the Los Angeles County…