S.L. v. Superior Court CA6
A.L. (then two) and S.L. (then three; collectively, the minors) were placed in protective custody on May 9, 2017. The Santa Cruz County Human Services Department (Department) filed juvenile dependency petitions on behalf of the minors alleging, inter alia, the failure of the mother, A.L., (Mother) and the father, S.L., (Father) to protect and provide support for their child under Welfare and Institutions Code section 300, subdivisions (b)(1) and (j). The Department alleged that Mother abused controlled substances (including methamphetamine) while acting as the primary caregiver, thereby placing the minors at substantial risk. It alleged further that Father was unable or unwilling to protect the minors from Mother’s behavior. The court sustained the allegations of the petition in July 2017, granted Father family reunification services, and denied services to Mother. On January 31, 2018, after a six-month review hearing, the court terminated Father’s family reunification servic
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