In re A.I. CA1/2

Filed 10/7/13 In re A.I. CA1/2 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN OFFICIAL REPORTS California Rules of Court, rule 8.1115(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or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 This opinion has not been certified for publication or ordered published for purposes of rule 8.1115.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

FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION TWO

In re A.I. and Anthony I., Persons Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law. M.P., Petitioner, v. A139227 THE SUPERIOR COURT OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, (Contra Costa County Respondent; Super. Ct. Nos. J1200662, J1200663)

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES BUREAU,

Real Party in Interest.

I. INTRODUCTION In this petition for an extraordinary writ, M.P., the mother of A.I. and Anthony I., challenges the juvenile court’s order, made at the 12-month review hearing, terminating her parental rights and setting the matter for a hearing under Welfare and Institutions Code section 366.26.1 Mother contends the juvenile court’s order must be vacated

1 All further statutory references are to the Welfare and Institutions Code, unless otherwise noted.

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because she was entitled to, and did not receive, six months of reunification services. We disagree and affirm the court’s order. II. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND A.I. and Anthony I.2 first came to the Bureau’s notice in April 2012. A petition was filed on April 23, 2012 alleging that Father had grabbed Mother and punched her in the back and side of the head, arm and hands. He also grabbed a lanyard that was around Mother’s neck and choked her with it. The petition further alleged that the home in which A.I. and Anthony lived with Mother was “cluttered with trash throughout the home and food on the floors making it difficult to move about the residence and unsuited for safe and healthy habitation.” A detention hearing was held on April 24, 2012. At that time, the children were detained and placed with a relative. Pending further proceedings, the court ordered that Mother be provided with the following services: alcohol and drug testing, parenting education, domestic violence education and counseling. The court ordered that mother be given in-person, Bureau-supervised visitation for a minimum of one hour twice a month at a location approved of by the Bureau. Mother was also given telephone contact visitation. The court set a jurisdictional hearing for April 30, 2012. This hearing was continued to May 14, 2012. On May 14, 2012, the hearing was again continued, this time to June 18, 2012 in order to permit parents to attend a mediation session. The hearing was continued a third time to June 25, 2012 because the parents did not appear at mediation. In its detention and jurisdiction report filed on June 25, 2012, the Bureau noted that “court dependency information” had been provided to Mother. She “also received a list of referrals for parenting education, domestic violence assistance, and counseling.” She was also “advised that a drug testing referral would be submitted.”