In re S.F. CA2/2

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

I. Facts

Mother and Mario G. (father) have two children—Sebastian (born May 2018) and Nehemiah (born April 2019). In April 2018, father was arrested after he pushed mother repeatedly, causing her to fall to the ground. Mother was nine months pregnant at the time. Father also has a history of domestic violence with his prior partner, which resulted in the permanent placement of Sebastian and Nehemiah’s half siblings in a prior proceeding. In July 2018, mother and father shoplifted from a store using Sebastian’s stroller (with him in it) to hide the

2 merchandise. Father has a long history of substance abuse and was currently abusing “morphine, codeine, amphetamine, methamphetamine and marijuana.”

II. Procedural History

A. Proceedings regarding Sebastian through the termination of reunification services In August 2018, the Department filed a petition asking the juvenile court to exert dependency jurisdiction over Sebastian due to his parents’ domestic violence, their shoplifting with him, and father’s substance abuse. The petition alleged that this conduct placed Sebastian at substantial risk of serious physical harm, rendering…