In re K.C. CA3

BACKGROUND

On February 14, 2020, the Sacramento County Department of Child, Family and Adult Services (Department) filed a juvenile dependency petition under section 300, subdivisions (b)(1), (g), and (j) for each of mother’s three children: Z.C. (born in April 2015), A.C. (born in September 2016), and K.C. (born in March 2018). The petitions alleged mother left the minors with an unrelated male who was found with the minors while unconscious due to the influence of prescription drugs, which were easily accessible to the minors. On February 24, 2020, the juvenile court ordered the minors detained with supervised visitation for mother. Initial Social Worker Reports The social worker asked Z.C. shortly after his detention whether he wanted to go back with his mother and he said, “I like it better here.” The social worker also interviewed Z.C. for the jurisdiction and disposition report. Z.C. said he felt safe in his current placement but he cried “about my mom and dad a lot.” When the social worker asked Z.C. “who he wants to live with, [Z.C.] excitedly reported, ‘I want to live with my mom and dad forever!’ Further, [Z.C.] reported he wishes to visit both his mother and his…