In re Andrea A. CA2/3

Filed 5/19/23 In re Andrea A. CA2/3 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION THREE

In re ANDREA A., a Person Coming B322272 Under the Juvenile Court Law. _____________________________________ LOS ANGELES COUNTY (Los Angeles County DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND Super. Ct. No. 21CCJP02002) FAMILY SERVICES,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

JEREMY A.,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Tara Newman, Judge. Affirmed. Benjamin Elkenes, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. Office of the County Counsel, Dawyn R. Harrison, County Counsel, Kim Nemoy, Assistant County Counsel, and David

Michael Miller, Deputy County Counsel for Plaintiff and Respondent. ‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗

Jeremy A. (father) appeals from a final custody judgment entered pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code1 section 362.4. Father’s sole contention on appeal is that the juvenile court abused its discretion by denying him unmonitored visits with his daughter, Andrea A., because it erroneously concluded that he had not made substantial progress in his court-ordered domestic violence treatment program. We find no error, and thus we will affirm. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND Andrea (born in August 2020) is the only child of father and C.K. (mother). Mother has two older children by another father, A.E. (born in 2011) and D.E. (born in 2014). In September 2021, the juvenile court sustained a petition alleging that father (1) abused alcohol, (2) physically abused D.E. by biting, dragging, and choking him, (3) physically abused A.E., and (4) had a history of violent altercations with mother. The court declared the three children juvenile court dependents and placed Andrea with mother under DCFS supervision. Father was ordered to complete a 52-week domestic violence class, a substance abuse program, and parenting classes, to participate in individual therapy, and to test weekly for substance use. Father enrolled in a domestic violence program in August 2021 and, by June 2022, had completed 43 of 52 sessions.