In re Rachael W. CA2/6

Facts and Procedural History In March 2010, police found Rachael and her brothers living in a car with their father, appellant. Rachael's youngest brother, Daniel, was unconscious, had open sores (scabies and eczema), and was transported to the hospital for treatment. Rachael

1 All statutory references are to the Welfare and Institutions Code unless otherwise stated. 1 told authorities that the family spent nights outside a Food4Less store and used the store bathroom. On March 23, 2010, San Luis Obispo County Department of Social Services, Child Welfare Services (CWS) filed a dependency petition for failure to protect Rachael (age 8) and her brothers Ryan (age 10), Robert (age 7), and Daniel (age 6). (§ 300, subds. (b) & (j).) The petition referred to a prior dependency proceeding in which appellant failed to protect the children from an uncle. The petition stated that the biological mother's parental rights were terminated in a Los Angeles County dependency proceeding with respect to Rachael's half-sister. Appellant assumed custody of Rachael and the boys in 2007 after mother abandoned them. Appellant submitted on jurisdiction and disposition on May 26, 2010. The…