In re H.C. CA2/1

background that are relevant to our disposition of the instant appeals. On April 6, 2021, DCFS filed a juvenile dependency petition concerning H.C., who was then three years old. The petition asserted jurisdiction over H.C. pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code1 section 300, subdivisions (a) and (b)(1). On April 9 and 12, 2021, the juvenile court held a detention hearing. On the first day of the hearing, the court found that father is the presumed father of H.C. On the second day of the hearing, the court detained H.C. from mother and released the child to father.

Undesignated statutory citations are to the Welfare and Institutions Code.

3 On May 18, 2021, DCFS filed a first amended petition, asserting one jurisdictional count under section 300, subdivision (a) (i.e., count a-1) and two jurisdictional counts under subdivision (b)(1) (i.e., counts b-1 and b-2). Counts a-1 and b-1 of the first amended petition both allege the following: “The child[’s] . . . mother . . . and the mother’s male companion, [J.T.2] have a history of engaging in violent altercations in the presence of the children. On or about 2/19/2021, the male companion slapped the mother’s face with the back…