In re M.P. CA2/8

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION EIGHT

In re M.P., et al., Persons Coming B304442 Under the Juvenile Court Law.

LOS ANGELES COUNTY (Los Angeles County DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN Super. Ct. No. 17LJJP00167) AND FAMILY SERVICES,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

M.G.,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from findings and orders of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County. Steven E. Ipson, Judge Pro Tempore. Affirmed. Julie E. Braden, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. Mary C. Wickham, County Counsel, Kim Nemoy, Assistant County Counsel, and Jessica S. Mitchell, Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

The juvenile court asserted jurisdiction over minors M.P. and I.P. after finding their parents have a history of domestic violence. The court removed the children from their father’s custody and released them to their mother. On appeal, the children’s mother contends there is insufficient evidence supporting the jurisdictional findings. We affirm. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND M.G. (Mother) and Manuel P. (Father) have two children together, M.P. and I.P. In August 2019, Mother called the police and reported an incident of domestic violence with Father. At the time, she was eight months pregnant with I.P. Mother told the responding police officers she and Father had been in a relationship for four years, and they had lived together “on and off” during that time. They were not currently living together, and Mother had an emergency protective order against Father. Mother, however, agreed to let Father stay at her home for a few hours because he was having issues at his home. Two-year-old M.P. was with his maternal grandmother and was not home at the time. At some point, Mother told Father to leave, which led to an argument. Father placed both his hands on Mother’s chest and pushed her. Mother fell backwards and hit her head against a door frame. Fearing for her safety, she ran out of the house and drove down the street, where she called the police. According to Mother, there had been prior incidents when Father pushed her and threw items at her. The police arrested Father for domestic battery and violation of a protective order. Mother refused an emergency protective order against him.