In re S.V. CA4/2

FACTS

Defendant and appellant G.V. is the father of S.V. (born Nov. 2021).

In January 2022, the Riverside County child welfare agency filed a section 300

petition, alleging domestic violence between the child’s parents and inappropriate

physical discipline by father. The petition alleged mother had failed to protect the child

by minimizing the abuse by father and maintaining a relationship with him. Mother also

had an open dependency as to the child’s older half-sibling arising from domestic 2 violence and inappropriate discipline. The juvenile court in Riverside took jurisdiction

over the child under section 300, subdivision (b)(1). The family had moved, so the case

was transferred to San Bernardino County for disposition.

In May 2022, plaintiff and respondent San Bernardino County Children and

Family Services (department) recommended the child remain in parental custody with in-

home, court-ordered supervision. Father had been reported to law enforcement as an “out

of home perpetrator” of sexual abuse of minors in 2004 and 2014. In 2011, he was

1 Undesignated statutory references are to the Welfare and Institutions Code. 2 Although father denied ever meeting…