In re Israel V. CA2/4
Israel V. became a dependent of the juvenile court following a domestic violence incident involving his mother, Crystal V. (mother), and her husband (stepfather). Israel was placed in his father’s home. Mother and father’s ability to co-parent Israel without conflict declined as the juvenile court case progressed. Mother repeatedly reported father to police and the Los Angeles Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), claiming that father was using drugs, owned or used firearms, and was intimidating mother and Israel. Neither the police nor DCFS found these allegations to be substantiated. Mother petitioned the juvenile court under Welfare and Institutions Code section 388 to change Israel’s physical custody to mother; the court denied the petition. When the juvenile court terminated jurisdiction, it ordered joint legal custody, primary physical custody to father, and visitation to mother.
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