In re E.A. CA1/2

BACKGROUND

The Petition and Detention On August 14, 2012, the agency filed a petition pursuant to section 300, subdivision (b) on behalf of E.A. The petition alleged that the child was not quite 10 years old and that mother was unable to provide regular care for her daughter due to mother‘s abuse of alcohol. It further alleged that the agency had provided mother with voluntary services in the past but she had continued to test positive for various drugs and alcohol. On July 4, 2012, the police stopped mother while she was driving and she had a 0.18 blood alcohol content; mother had prior convictions for driving under the influence. Mother had failed to complete an alcohol/drug assessment or enroll in alcohol/treatment services and also had failed to secure stable housing or counseling services for her daughter. Additionally, mother had pinched E.A., resulting in a bruise on at least one

2 occasion. On March 21, 2012, mother had been placed on a psychiatric hold due to her intoxication and suicidal statements. With regard to E.A.‘s father, the petition stated that he resided in Palestine with E.A.‘s twin brother. He had been unable to obtain a visa in order to travel to the…