In re Nikolas A.
The original dependency proceeding involved Nikolas and his half brother, G.S. (the children). The children first became the subjects of referrals to the Riverside County Department of Public Social Services (the department) when mother gave birth to G.S. prematurely in December 2003. Mother was bipolar and was taking medication. Before being discharged from the hospital after giving birth, she had panic attacks and attempted to remove her intravenous needles. The department filed a section 300 petition with regard to G.S. on February 11, 2004. Nikolas was subsequently added to an amended petition on February 25, 2004. Nikolas was 13 years old at the time. The amended petition alleged that the children came under section 300, subdivisions (b) (failure to protect) and (g) (no provision for support). Specifically, the amended petition alleged that mother and Nikolass father, Rene A. (father), engaged in acts of domestic violence, and that father did not live with Nikolas and failed to provide for him. Fathers whereabouts were unknown at the time. (The petition made the same allegations against the father of G.S.) The court adjudged the children dependents of the court, allowed mother to retain custody, and placed the matter in family maintenance status. The judgment is affirmed.
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