In re D.B. CA2/4

INTRODUCTION

D.B. (father) appeals from the juvenile court’s denial of enhancement services in its disposition order under Welfare and Institutions Code section 358.1 Juvenile court jurisdiction has since been terminated, and father has not appealed the termination or exit order. Because there is no relief this court can provide, we dismiss the appeal as moot.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Two-year-old D. and 18-month-old M. came to the attention of the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) in January 2021, after the children’s mother called police regarding a domestic violence incident with father. M. had a rash and mother was concerned it was an allergic reaction. She called father and asked him to take care of D. while mother took M. to the hospital; father agreed. When mother took D. to father’s residence, however, father became irate and hit mother twice in the face with his fist. The children were present, but uninjured. Father admitted to police that he punched mother, and he was arrested for domestic violence. The superior court entered a criminal domestic violence restraining order on January 14, 2021 protecting mother from father.

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