Karen D. v. Super. Ct. CA1/4

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On October 7, 2011, the Contra Costa County Bureau of Children and Family Services (Bureau) filed a petition pursuant to section 300, subdivision (b), alleging, among other things, that Timothy, then five months of age, had been exposed to violent conduct between his parents. It was also alleged that mother suffered from depression and bipolar disorder, which were not consistently treated and which impaired her ability to care for and supervise Timothy. Additionally, it was alleged that mother suffered from a substance abuse problem, which rendered her incapable of providing regular care and supervision of Timothy.3 It was further alleged that mother allowed father to care for Timothy unsupervised despite her knowledge that father suffered from a substance abuse problem and an anger control problem that impaired his ability to care for and supervise the child. The petition stated that father was arrested on October 5, 2011, after threatening to kill the social worker, a police officer, mother, and maternal grandmother. Timothy was ordered detained in an out-of-home foster care placement. The petition was amended and following a contested…