In re L.M. CA6
L.M., along with two half-siblings, was taken into protective custody by the Department of Family and Children’s Services in June 2019. He was two years old and living with an aunt and uncle after his mother dropped out of residential drug treatment with the children. Her continued methamphetamine use and termination of treatment prompted the Department to take custody of the children.
The Department filed a dependency petition. The petition alleged that L.M.’s mother was unable to care for him and that the whereabouts of his father were unknown. Several days after the initial detention hearing, L.M.’s father learned of the proceedings and contacted the assigned social worker.
The father had been incarcerated and had seen L.M. on only two occasions—once shortly after birth and again around L.M.’s first birthday. He expressed interest in obtaining custody of L.M. The social worker arranged for a visit at a park. L.M. seemed to enjoy it and was comfortable around his father.
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