C.B.

INTRODUCTION

Defendant and appellant C.B. (father) challenges a juvenile court’s order denying

him reunification services pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code1 section 361.5,

subdivision (b)(6), as to his children, C.B., Jr., and J.B. (the children). He contends the

court erred in not providing him services since they were in the children’s best interests.

We affirm.

PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On January 26, 2021, the San Bernardino County Children and Family Services

(CFS) filed petitions on behalf of C.B., Jr., who was nine years old at the time, and J.B.,

who was six years old. Both petitions alleged that the children came within the

provisions of section 300, subdivisions (a) (serious physical harm), (b) (failure to

protect), (f) (caused another child’s death through abuse or neglect), (g) (no provision for

support), (i) (cruelty), and (j) (abuse of sibling).

The social worker filed a detention report and stated that CFS received an

immediate response referral alleging physical abuse of the children by the stepmother,

T.B. (mother).2 It was reported the children’s sibling, C.N., got dizzy, fell, and hit her

head. She became lethargic and mother attempted to…