In re C.B. CA3

BACKGROUND

Prior to October 2011, father had custody of his seven-year-old son on weekends -- scheduled to pick the minor up from school on Fridays and bring him back to school on Mondays. On December 1, 2011, however, weekend visitation was suspended by the family law court, after mother filed a declaration seeking reduction in visitation and requesting visitation be conditioned upon father‟s participation in a rehabilitation program. Mother‟s declaration stated that father had participated in a 30-day rehabilitation program in March 2010, but had returned to alcohol use immediately thereafter. Father was admittedly continuing to drink, and the minor also reported father was drinking, despite the court order that father not consume alcohol 12 hours prior to or during visitation. The minor also reported that, in April 2011, father had vomited from drinking too much and the dog ate the vomit and got drunk. The minor also stated that he and father were fishing and there was lots of beer. Father had been missing an average of one visit per month, and had been picking the minor up a day late or returning him a day early. The minor frequently ended up spending the night with his aunt,…