In re R.Y. CA4/2

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND2

On April 5, 2019, personnel from plaintiff and respondent, the San Bernardino

County Children and Family Services (the department), received a referral alleging

physical abuse by mother and J.K. (boyfriend) to H.H. (born Nov. 2005), general neglect

by mother to minor and H.H., emotional abuse by mother to all the children, and

emotional abuse of P.K. by boyfriend.3 Boyfriend was alleged to be a chronic opioid user

1 All further statutory references are to the Welfare and Intuitions Code unless otherwise stated.

2 By order dated August 31, 2023, we ordered the record in mother’s previous appeal in case No. E080337, incorporated in the record in this case. In turn, by order dated December 23, 2022, in case No. E080337, we incorporated the record in case No. E078949, from mother’s appeal of the court’s order placing minor with the maternal aunt in Arizona. (In re R.Y. (June 17, 2022, E078512) [nonpub. opn.] (R.Y. I)).

3 Boyfriend was the biological father of P.K. only. He is not a party to the appeal.

2 due to a back injury. He had stated on multiple occasions that he wanted H.H. out of the

house, and that H.H. was ruining their family.…