In re R.A. CA4/3

FACTS

A. Dependency Proceedings On December 26, 2020, senior social worker Mariela Flores filed a request for a protective custody warrant to remove the minor, who was born the day before via C- section, from Father and Mother because the child’s physical environment posed a threat to her safety or health. The application alleged: (1) the parents remain in a relationship although they have a prior history of domestic violence, some of which occurred in the presence of siblings and half-siblings, and Father was in jail for recently violating a protective order; (2) the parents have unresolved substance abuse problems; (3) and the parents have a history of unstable housing. The juvenile court granted the request the same day. On December 28, 2020, the minor was placed with the maternal aunt, who 1 also had custody of minor’s siblings and half-siblings.

1 We deny SSA’s request for judicial notice of the prior proceeding relating to the siblings, because those documents are not material to this appeal.

2 On December 29, 2020, SSA filed a dependency petition, alleging the parents failed to protect the minor and abused or neglected the minor’s siblings. The juvenile court found SSA…