In re T.C. CA1/5

I. BACKGROUND

A. Detention/Jurisdiction/Disposition Proceedings On October 12, 2021, the Sonoma County Human Services Department (Department) filed a juvenile dependency petition under section 300 on behalf of then five-year-old T.C. He “was found to be in filthy condition, with grease and dirt caked onto his person, and a significant odor, as well as ingrown toenails.” The petition alleged that father failed to protect T.C. “from exposure to a chronic pattern of intimate partner violence against the child’s other father,” Thomas C., who was 80 years old at the time. As a result of father’s behavior, T.C. was alleged to be “at substantial risk of suffering emotional damage.” The petition also alleged that father failed to provide T.C. with a safe or adequate living environment “due in part to [] father’s mental health symptoms” and that T.C. “was kept ‘hidden’ in the family home, kept in garages and in cars despite the father owning multiple properties and renting them out.” The petition further alleged that Thomas C. was unable to provide for T.C.’s basic needs due to his age and physical decline. In its detention report, the Department explained that T.C. was born via an…