In re M.H. CA2/1

Filed 4/29/25 In re M.H. CA2/1 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS California Rules of Court, rule 8.1115(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule 8.1115(b). This opinion has not been certified for publication or ordered published for purposes of rule 8.1115.

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION ONE

In re M.H. et al., B338230 consolidated with B340581 Persons Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law. (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. 24CCJP00700)

LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

A.W.,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEALS from orders of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Natalie Nardecchia, Judge. Affirmed.

James W. Tritt, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. Dawyn R. Harrison, County Counsel, Kim Nemoy, Assistant County Counsel, and Sarah Vesecky, Senior Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent. _____________________

We decide this matter by memorandum disposition. (Cal. Stds. Jud. Admin., § 8.1.) We recite only those facts necessary to explain our disposition. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND A.W. (Mother) and B.H. (Father) have three children: M.H. (born 2010), V.H. (born 2015), and L.H. (born 2020). The children were the subject of numerous child welfare referrals between August 2016 and July 2023 in Los Angeles, Orange, and Riverside counties. In April 2023, the Orange County superior court issued a family law order for the parents to share joint legal and physical custody of the children; the specified custodial timeshare was 50- 50. Later statements from Mother, Father, and the children indicated the parties did not strictly adhere to that order; M.H. lived primarily with Father and the two younger children lived with Mother but spent custodial time with Father approximately one day a week. On February 23, 2024, the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) received a referral concerning Mother. On February 29, 2024, DCFS obtained a removal order and detained all three children. On March 4, 2024, DCFS filed a petition pursuant to Welfare and Institutions