In re J.C. CA4/2

I.

INTRODUCTION

J.C. (Father) and F.Y. (Mother) are the parents of seven-year-old Joe.C., a girl 1 born in May 2014, and four-year-old Jos.C., a boy born in August 2017. Father appeals 2 from the juvenile court’s jurisdictional (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 300, subd. (b)) and

dispositional (§ 361) orders only as to him. He does not challenge the jurisdictional and

dispositional orders as to Mother. Father contends that there was insufficient evidence to

support the juvenile court’s finding sustaining the petition against him under section 300,

subdivisions (b). He also contends that the juvenile court abused its discretion in

ordering random substance abuse testing as part of his case plan. We disagree with

Father’s first claim of error, but agree that the court erred in ordering Father to undergo

random drug (as opposed to alcohol) testing as part of his family maintenance case plan.

II.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

The family came to the attention of CFS on February 4, 2021, based on allegations

relating to Mother’s general neglect of the children, Mother’s history of abusing drugs,

Mother engaging in domestic violence, and Mother’s physical abuse of the children.…