In re A.R. CA2/2

BACKGROUND

Prior Juvenile Dependency Case In 2014, the juvenile court sustained a section 300 dependency petition on behalf of minors, which alleged that mother and father had a history of engaging in violent altercations in minors’ presence. In August 2015, the juvenile court terminated its jurisdiction with a custody order awarding mother sole physical custody of K.B., with mother and father sharing joint legal custody of K.B. Domestic Violence Restraining Order (DVRO) In April 2019, mother obtained a three-year DVRO protecting her from father. The same day, the family court4 approved a stipulated custody agreement under which father received weekend visitation with K.B. Allegations of Sexual Abuse In August 2020, mother was informed by an employee at A.R.’s daycare that A.R. had been found in a restroom with his

We distinguish between the juvenile court and the family court, which serve different purposes. (In re J.P. (2020) 55 Cal.App.5th 229, 239–240.) “‘The family court is established to provide parents a forum in which to resolve, inter alia, private issues relating to the custody of and visitation with children. . . . The juvenile court, by contrast, provides the…