In re David F. CA5

Filed 1/16/15 In re David F. CA5

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FIFTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

In re DAVID F., a Person Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law.

STANISLAUS COUNTY COMMUNITY F069641 SERVICES AGENCY, (Super. Ct. No. 516988) Plaintiff and Respondent,

v. OPINION JOHN F.,

Defendant and Appellant.

THE COURT* APPEAL from orders of the Superior Court of Stanislaus County. Ann Q. Ameral, Judge. Elizabeth C. Alexander, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. John P. Doering, County Counsel, and Carrie M. Stephens, Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent. -ooOoo-

* Before Kane, Acting P.J., Peña, J. and Smith, J.

John F. appeals from the juvenile court’s dispositional order removing his infant son, David, from his custody. (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 361.)1 John contends the evidence does not support the court’s findings that the Stanislaus County Community Services Agency made “reasonable efforts” to prevent David’s removal and that there were no “reasonable means” to protect David other than removing him from John’s custody. We affirm. PROCEDURAL AND FACTUAL SUMMARY In March 2014, the Stanislaus County Community Services Agency (agency) received a report that Sabrina, John’s girlfriend, gave birth to David and that Sabrina tested positive for methamphetamine. David did not test positive for any illicit substances. The reporter informed the agency that Sabrina had four other children who were not in her custody, she was homeless, and that she was not bonding with David. Angela Kelley, the emergency response social worker, conducted a background search of John and Sabrina. Kelley learned that Sabrina had four children ranging in age from four to 12 years of age. Sabrina received voluntary family maintenance services for approximately six months in 2008, but left the family and did not complete the services. The children’s father moved out of the county with the children. Kelley also learned that Sabrina was on probation for petty theft and that John had multiple active probation cases and was released approximately a week before David’s birth after serving a six-month jail term. On March 3, 2014, Kelley interviewed John and Sabrina at the hospital. Sabrina denied having substance abuse problems and said her petty theft charge was the result of stealing a shirt. John said his criminal activity was not as serious as it had been in the past. Kelley expressed concern that John and Sabrina were not bonding with David and they did not have stable housing. They offered no explanation for not visiting or feeding