In re D.J. CA2/5

Filed 4/3/25 In re D.J. CA2/5 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS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 FIVE

In re D.J., a Person Coming B336307 Under the Juvenile Court Law. (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. 21CCJP02161)

LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

A.W.,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Tiana J. Murillo, Judge. Affirmed. Jack A. Love, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. Dawyn R. Harrison, County Counsel, Kim Nemoy, Assistant County Counsel, Bryan Mercke, Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

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I. INTRODUCTION

A.W. (mother) appeals from the juvenile court’s denial of her Welfare and Institutions Code section 3881 petition. We affirm.

II. BACKGROUND

On May 5, 2021, the child, D.J., then five months old, was removed from mother. On August 2, 2021, the juvenile court sustained an amended section 300 petition that alleged the following counts: a-1 and b-2. Mother and her male companion engaged in a violent altercation in the child’s presence. a-2 and b-4. Mother had a history of violent and assaultive behavior in the child’s presence, she threw a can at and injured an unrelated woman, she struck maternal grandmother and