In re Z.Y. CA1/1

I.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL

BACKGROUND

In early 2020, mother, father, and then 17-month-old Z.Y. were homeless and staying with a friend in San Francisco.2 They were receiving voluntary services due to concerns about domestic violence between mother and father and mother’s mental health. Around 3:00 a.m. on February 1, father called the police to report he and Z.Y. had been kidnapped. When officers responded, father was outside on the street with Z.Y., who was under- dressed for the cold weather. Father admitted to using methamphetamine, and mother later admitted she had also used methamphetamine. Z.Y. was removed from the parents, and shortly afterward mother attempted suicide and was involuntarily hospitalized. The San Francisco Human Services Agency (Agency) then filed a petition alleging that the juvenile court had jurisdiction over Z.Y. under section 300, subdivisions (b) and (c), based on both parents’ drug use, mental- health issues, and history of domestic violence. The court ordered Z.Y.

All further statutory references are to the Welfare and Institutions Code. Mother and father were not married, but father was declared Z.Y.’s

presumed father after DNA testing…