In re Ak.L. CA2/8

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION EIGHT

In re AK.L., a Person Coming Under the B244439 Juvenile Court Law. (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. CK 87427)

LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

ALANA L.,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Marguerite Downing, Judge. Dismissed. Grace Clark, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. John F. Krattli, County Counsel, James M. Owens, Assistant County Counsel, and Tracey F. Dodds, Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent. ******

Alana L. (mother) attempts to challenge the juvenile court’s jurisdictional order regarding her daughter, Ak.L. Mother fails to raise a justiciable issue. We therefore dismiss the appeal. FACTS AND PROCEDURE Mother is the parent of Ak.L. (born in 2000) and An.L. (born in 1995). Mother adopted the children in 2006. Both children had been diagnosed with fetal alcohol syndrome, and An.L. had additionally been diagnosed with attention deficit disorder, bipolar disorder, depression, and oppositional defiant disorder. The family came to the attention of the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) in January 2011 when a referral alleged emotional abuse of both children by mother. 1. First Amended Petition DCFS filed a petition, which, as later amended, alleged: (1) mother physically abused An.L. by striking her face and pushing her to the ground; (2) An.L. suffered from suicidal ideation and depression, and on numerous occasions mother had failed to take An.L. to psychiatric appointments, refused to have An.L. assessed for remedial services, and refused to allow An.L. to have education services; (3) mother had used inappropriate methods of discipline, including depriving both children of food and depriving them of sleep by waking them up in the middle of the night to do chores; and (4) mother emotionally abused An.L. by restricting her social interactions and threatening to kick her out of the home, and as a result, An.L. had been hospitalized in a psychiatric facility numerous times. The petition alleged mother’s behavior toward An.L. also put Ak.L. at risk of harm. The juvenile court dismissed all allegations of the petition except a single allegation under Welfare and Institutions Code section 300, subdivision (b).1 The single sustained allegation stated mother had physically abused An.L. by striking her face, and