In re A.F. CA2/8

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION EIGHT

In re A.F., a Person Coming B309579 Under the Juvenile Court Law. LOS ANGELES COUNTY (Los Angeles County DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN Super. Ct. No. 20CCJP01125A) AND FAMILY SERVICES,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

C.F.,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Steff R. Padilla, Juvenile Court Referee. Affirmed. Cristina Gabrielidis, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. Rodrigo A. Castro-Silva, County Counsel, Kim Nemoy, Assistant County Counsel, and Jane Kwon, Principal Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent. **********

Father C.F. appeals the dispositional order removing his then one-year-old daughter, A.F. from his custody, arguing it was not supported by substantial evidence, and that there were reasonable means to protect her other than removal, including unannounced home visits. We affirm. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND This family came to the attention of the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (Department) in January 2020, after the Department received a referral that mother I.T. was incarcerated, and that maternal family members were caring for A.F., but were interfering with father’s visitation, and were not properly caring for A.F. According to the reporting party, A.F. was sick, dirty, and had a diaper rash, and there were concerns about domestic violence in maternal grandparents’ home, and allegations that maternal uncle had molested mother. The Department social worker visited maternal grandparents’ home and found it to be clean and organized. Maternal grandmother denied any domestic violence or sexual abuse by maternal uncle. Maternal grandparents were seeking a legal guardianship over A.F. during mother’s incarceration for robbery. A.F. was clean and did not have any marks, bruises, or rashes. There was a pending custody and paternity case between mother and father. Father was allowed three days of unmonitored visitation per week. According to maternal grandmother, father was impatient and antisocial, and he had no parenting experience or education. Maternal grandfather reported that when mother and father argued, he saw father “roll up his sleeves” and act aggressively. Father would also give maternal grandparents’ “intimidating”