In re I.B. CA1/1

I.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL

BACKGROUND

Three-year-old I.B. came to the attention of respondent Alameda County Social Services Agency (the Agency) in spring 2021 after reports that Father tried to pistol whip Mother. The parents have never been married, their relationship ended when I.B. was around one, and Mother apparently was raising her daughter mostly on her own. The minor’s teeth were visibly rotting and she experienced pain when eating. The Agency filed a juvenile dependency petition in May 2021 under Welfare and Institutions Code section 300,1 subdivision (b)(1) (failure to protect) based on domestic violence between the parents in April and May, as well as on the minor’s severe tooth decay. The petition also alleged that Father’s willingness or ability to provide the minor with adequate support was unknown. (§ 300, subd. (g) [no provision for support].) The juvenile court detained the minor from Father, and she remained in Mother’s custody. The Agency recommended in a June 2021 jurisdiction/disposition report that the juvenile court sustain the dependency petition, that the minor remain with Mother, and that Mother and the minor receive family- maintenance services while…