In re Kathryn H. CA1/3

Filed 4/30/25 In re Kathryn H. CA1/3 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN OFFICIAL REPORTS California Rules of Court, rule 8.1115(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule 8.1115(b). This opinion has not been certified for publication or ordered published for purposes of rule 8.1115.

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION THREE

In re Kathryn H., a Person Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law.

SAN FRANCISCO HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY, A171812

Plaintiff and Respondent, (City & County of San v. Francisco Super. Ct. No. JD243099) S.H. Defendant and Appellant.

S.H. (father) — Kathryn H.’s father — appeals from the juvenile court’s adverse jurisdiction findings. (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 300; undesignated statutory references are to this code.) His appeal is moot because K.P. (mother), the child’s mother, did not appeal the jurisdictional findings made against her. (In re D.P. (2023) 14 Cal.5th 266, 283 (D.P.).) We decline to exercise our discretion to consider the merits of father’s appeal and dismiss. BACKGROUND Mother has an opiate use disorder and used methamphetamine and fentanyl while pregnant. She tested positive for amphetamines, methadone,

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and fentanyl when the child was born in May 2024. In an interview with a San Francisco Human Services Agency (Department) social worker, father acknowledged using substances for the past five years, including heroin and cocaine, but he expressed willingness to access substance abuse treatment. He denied awareness that mother was using substances while pregnant. Father completed an intake for an inpatient treatment program. Mother also agreed to residential treatment. Upon mother’s admission to the residential treatment program, she exhibited signs of impairment. At one point, mother and the child were transferred to the hospital — the baby was crying a lot and had a small bump on her head. Apparently, mother was slumped over, and the child hit her head on a rocking chair when she dozed off — mother subsequently tested positive for fentanyl and methadone. The Department expressed concern that mother and father were at risk for relapse without ongoing intervention and services. When the child was one month old, the Department filed a juvenile dependency petition alleging the parents’ history of substance abuse and mental health problems placed her at risk for abuse, harm, and neglect. (§ 300, subd. (b)(1).) The petition also alleged there was a substantial risk the child would suffer serious physical harm or illness because her parents were unable to adequately supervise or protect her. (Ibid.) Specifically, the child was exposed to opioid abuse in utero. In addition, mother reported having depression and anxiety, and she was currently engaged in individual therapy. The petition further alleged father had ongoing, unresolved substance abuse — almost daily heroin use since he was 22 years old — and mental health problems impacting his ability to provide proper care and supervision. Father initially sought residential treatment, but he left for