In re Ar.P. CA2/1

FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW

The instant dependency proceedings began in 2018 when the juvenile court took jurisdiction over Ar.P. and his brother, Father’s now-adult son A.P., based on “Father’s history of volatile and aggressive conduct and because Father threatened to harm A.P. with a baseball bat.”2 The baseball bat incident resulted in a criminal restraining order against Father and a conviction for “threaten[ing] to use force on a person ([c]hild [a]buse).” “[T]he petition also alleged that the children did not want to visit” Father, who lived separately from the mother. The children continued to refuse contact with Father during the first

1 We resolve this case by a memorandum opinion pursuant to California Standards of Judicial Administration, section 8.1. Accordingly, we include a minimal summary of the factual and procedural background. 2The children are prior dependents of the court based on domestic violence between the parents.

2 approximately two years of the dependency proceedings. Their therapist also reported they were not ready to begin such visits. Father participated and made progress in services during this time, but also violated the criminal protective…