In re M.C. CA2/2

Filed 7/24/13 In re M.C. CA2/2

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION TWO

In re M. C., a Person Coming Under the B243859 Juvenile Court Law. (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. CK87393) LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES,

Plaintiff and Respondent.

v.

JANELLE C.,

Defendant and Appellant.

THE COURT:* Appellant Janelle C. (mother) appeals from the juvenile court’s order terminating her parental rights over her daughter, M. C. (born April 2011). We dismiss the appeal.

______________________________________________________________________ *ASHMANN-GERST, Acting P. J., CHAVEZ, J., FERNS, J.†

†Judge of the Los Angeles Superior Court, assigned by the Chief Justice pursuant to article VI, section 6 of the California Constitution. BACKGROUND

Detention and section 300 petition On April 9, 2011, the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (Department) received an emergency response referral on behalf of newborn M. During delivery, mother disclosed that she was hearing voices and hallucinating. After M.’s birth, mother continued to display symptoms of mental illness, including manic behavior and paranoia. The Department’s social worker met with mother in the hospital on April 9, 2011. During that meeting, mother reported a history of mental health issues but would not disclose her diagnosis. She stated that she chose to discontinue taking medication but would not disclose the medication previously prescribed for her. Mother further stated she did not know the identity of M.’s father. The following day, the social worker spoke with Dr. Rose, a psychiatrist on staff at the hospital where mother and M. were staying. Dr. Rose opined that mother’s current mental health issues rendered her incapable of caring for M. On April 13, 2011, the Department filed a petition pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 300, subdivision (b)1 on behalf of M. alleging that mother’s mental and emotional problems rendered her incapable of providing the child with regular care and supervision. At the detention hearing held on that same date, mother appeared and identified M.’s father as Robert G. The juvenile court found a prima facie case for detaining M. from mother and ordered the child detained with a maternal cousin. The court accorded mother monitored visits for a minimum of three times a week, two hours per visit, and gave the Department discretion to liberalize the visits. On May 20, 2011, the Department filed an ex parte application seeking to vacate the order detaining M. in the maternal cousin’s home because the cousin could no longer care for the child. The Department reported that it was exploring other placement options, including placement with out-of-state relatives. The juvenile court granted the ex parte application and ordered M. placed in foster care.