I.M.

I. INTRODUCTION

In this petition for extraordinary writ, petitioner I.M. (father) contends the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS or the Department) failed to provide him with reasonable services and failed to communicate with him and service providers in order to help him reunify with his 15-year-old daughter, B.M. In light of father’s incarceration in Colorado, which limited his access to services, the Department’s ability to provide services, and father’s ability to establish and build a relationship with B.M., we conclude substantial evidence supports the dependency court’s conclusion that reasonable services were provided to father and that the Department’s communications with father were reasonable.

II. BACKGROUND

A. January 2021 to January 2022

B.M. was detained from mother on January 21, 2021, after B.M.’s half-sibling A.B. tested positive for amphetamines and marijuana at birth. On January 25, 2021, DCFS filed a petition pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 3001alleging B.M. and A.B. were at risk due to substance abuse by mother, substance abuse by A.B.’s father A.W. (stepfather), and domestic violence between mother and…