In re N.G. CA4/1

Filed 3/27/24 In re N.G. CA4/1 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN OFFICIAL REPORTS California Rules of Court, rule 8.1115(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule 8.1115(b). This opinion has not been certified for publication or ordered published for purposes of rule 8.1115.

COURT OF APPEAL, FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION ONE

STATE OF CALIFORNIA

In re N.G., a Person Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law. D082975 SAN DIEGO COUNTY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY, (Super. Ct. No. EJ004759) Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

J.G.,

Defendant and Appellant,

J.T.,

Defendant and Respondent.

APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of San Diego County, Alexander M. Calero, Judge. Affirmed. William D. Caldwell, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant, J.G.

Marisa L. D. Conroy, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Respondent, J.T. Claudia G. Silva, County Counsel, Lisa M. Maldonado, Chief Deputy County Counsel, and Natasha C. Edwards, Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent. MEMORANDUM OPINION J.G. (Father) appeals from the juvenile court’s September 29, 2023 custody order concerning his child, N.G. His sole contention is that the court abused its discretion by reducing the frequency of his supervised visits. We find no abuse of discretion and affirm the order. As we previously detailed the factual background of this case in affirming a prior ruling (In re N.G., (Jan. 20, 2023, D080966) [nonpub. opn.]) and because we resolve this appeal by memorandum opinion, we do not elaborate on the factual or procedural background beyond that required for our analysis. (See People v. Garcia (2002) 97 Cal.App.4th 847, 851–854.) I. The San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency (the Agency) filed a juvenile dependency petition in April 2022, because (1) N.G. “was exposed to a violent confrontation” between Father and N.G.’s mother, J.T. (Mother), (2) “[t]he parents ha[d] failed to cooperate with multiple safety plans,” (3) Father had “a prior history of verbal, physical[,] and emotional abuse toward” Mother, and (4) “both parents ha[d] a history of substance abuse which m[ight] impact their functioning, relationship[,] and care” of N.G. The juvenile court detained N.G. and assumed jurisdiction over him. Eventually N.G. was returned to Mother with family maintenance services. She obtained a restraining order against Father. Five social