In re Vera M. CA2/8

Filed 9/11/24 In re Vera M. CA2/8 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS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 EIGHT

In re VERA M., a Person Coming B335424 Under the Juvenile Court Law.

LOS ANGELES COUNTY (Los Angeles County DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN Super Ct. No. 21CCJP03165A) AND FAMILY SERVICES,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

MARISSA W.,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from findings and orders of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County. Mark A. Davis, Judge. Appeal dismissed. Marissa W., in pro. per.; and Aida Aslanian, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent. ——————————

Both Marissa W. (Mother) and E.M. (Father) appealed from the trial court order terminating their parental rights for Vera M., who is now five years old. Counsel representing Mother and Father each filed briefs identifying no arguable issue for appeal consistent with In re Phoenix H. (2009) 47 Cal.4th 835, 843–844 (Phoenix H.). Thereafter, Mother filed a supplemental brief and Father did not. Consequently, this court dismissed Father’s appeal as abandoned. We now address whether Mother raised arguable issues for appeal in her supplemental brief. On August 30, 2021, the trial court asserted jurisdiction over Vera finding that Mother’s mental health, substance abuse, and failure to protect from Father’s domestic abuse presented a risk to Vera. The trial court also asserted jurisdiction over Vera due to sustained allegations based on Father’s conduct. At disposition, the trial court removed Vera from both parents and ordered family reunification services. Mother’s case plan included a parenting program, individual counseling, a substance abuse program with aftercare, drug and alcohol testing, a 12-step program, a domestic violence program with a support group, mental health counseling, a psychological assessment, a psychiatric evaluation, and an order to take psychotropic medication. On January 10, 2022, the trial court ordered that Vera’s maternal grandmother was to be a co-educational rights holder for Vera. On March 1, 2022, the trial court proceeded with the six- month review hearing where it continued Mother’s reunification services after finding Mother minimally complied with her case plan. The trial court did not return Vera to Mother’s care. On September 21, 2022, the trial court presided over the 12-