In re A.T. CA4/1

BACKGROUND

A. Family History Mother and L.T. have known each other for over 10 years. L.T.

(Father) was determined to be A.T.’s biological father.1 They are not married, but Mother and three other children commuted between the central valley of California and Father’s home in Mexico every week or two before A.T. was born. Mother has two older children who reside with Mother’s adult daughter in another state. Mother learned she was pregnant with A.T. when she was five and a half months pregnant. She reported having one prenatal examination in the central valley of California and one at a clinic in Mexico. She said she was tested for preeclampsia at a San Diego hospital and had an emergency caesarian section at 32 weeks.

1 Father initially denied being A.T.’s biological father, saying he believed he was being extorted. Mother gave inconsistent stories about A.T.’s paternity, but later admitted that she said L.T. was not A.T.’s father because she was upset with a prior social worker. A paternity test confirmed L.T. was A.T.’s biological father.

2 After A.T. was born at the end of July 2021, he received care in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). The Agency received a…