In re Al.G. CA2/3

INTRODUCTION

M.G. (father) appeals the juvenile court’s orders finding jurisdiction over his three children, Al.G., An.G., and O.G., under Welfare and Institutions Code,1 section 300, subdivisions (b), (c), (d), and (j), and terminating the case with a juvenile custody award. The court’s orders followed a heavily litigated, year-long trial. Father contends that the court improperly found the children’s testimony credible in light of evidence he presented of mother’s ongoing alienation of the children. He also contends that the court inappropriately limited the evidence he could present at trial and demonstrated bias in its rulings. We affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Father and S.G. (mother) married in 2004. Al.G. was born in December 2007 and the twins An.G. and O.G. were born in April 2009. The parents divorced in 2009. Custody proceedings have been ongoing since that time and could fairly be described as contentious. 1. Prior Child Welfare History Between 2011 and 2017, the Los Angeles Department of Children and Family Services (the Department) received 11 referrals in which it was alleged that the children were the victims of physical abuse, emotional abuse, or…