In re Z.O. CA3

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT (San Joaquin) ----

In re Z.O., a Person Coming Under the Juvenile Court C094660 Law.

SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY HUMAN SERVICES (Super. Ct. No. STK-JD-DP- AGENCY, 2020-0000134)

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

K.O.,

Defendant and Appellant.

K.O. (mother), mother of the minor Z.O., appeals from the juvenile court’s order during a contested dependent review hearing (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 366.3)1 reducing the frequency of her visitation with the minor. She contends the juvenile court abused its discretion. We shall affirm the order.

1 Further undesignated statutory references are to the Welfare and Institutions Code.

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BACKGROUND A. Initial Dependency Proceedings On May 8, 2020, the San Joaquin County Human Services Agency (Agency) received a request for immediate response from the Tracy Police Department. The officer noted the filthy living conditions within the home and stated that Z.O. and his younger sister, S.O., contacted law enforcement because the father, G.O. (father), had been drinking and threatened to burn down the house with the minors inside. Father also threatened to “skin the children and eat them.” The officer reported that father had a severe alcohol problem and mental health issues, and mother had medical issues and could not properly care for the minors. The officer reported that mother and father constantly argued and fought, which resulted in items being thrown and broken in the home. The officer reported that father also body shamed Z.O. and made sexually suggestive comments to S.O. The social worker’s report showed that mother and father had a history of contact with the Agency, which included an investigation that was closed one month prior to this incident. The social worker noted the unsanitary living conditions of the home and interviewed Z.O. The minor stated that he was attending school through distance learning, but the chaotic home environment prevented him from concentrating in class. The minor stated that mother and father had physical fights every day. The minor stated that he contacted law enforcement because father was drunk and hitting mother while threatening to burn the house down. The minor stated that during a fight two days prior, father choked him until he began coughing. The minor also described incidents in which father slapped him in the face and grabbed his arm leaving marks. The minor was the subject of a dependency petition filed on May 12, 2020. The petition alleged that the minor (then 13 years old) and the minor’s sister S.O. (then 11 years old), who is not part of this appeal, came within the provision of section 300,