In re Z.S. CA2/5

Filed 5/15/25 In re Z.S. CA2/5 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS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 Z.S., B339297 (Consolidated with A Minor Coming Under B342460) the Juvenile Court Law, _____________________________ (Los Angeles County LOS ANGELES COUNTY Super. Ct. No. DEPARTMENT OF 23CCJP00075D) CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES,

Plaintiff and Respondent

v.

NELSON D.,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Tiana J. Murillo, Judge. Affirmed.

Office of the County Counsel, Dawyn R. Harrison, County Counsel, Kim Nemoy, Assistant County Counsel, and Navid Nakhjavani, Principal Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

California Appellate Project, Jennifer Peabody, Acting Executive Director, and Kristie A. Lutz, Staff Attorney, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.

****** In this dependency appeal, Nelson D. (father) appeals the juvenile court’s dispositional order denying him enhancement services as well as its exit order that does not provide for visitation with his infant daughter. Because father’s challenges lack merit or have been forfeited, we affirm. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND I. Facts Father and Ana S. (mother) are unmarried and have one child together, Z.S.1 (born January 2024).2 At the time of Z.S.’s

1 The briefing on appeal is inconsistent as to Z.’s last initial. In the juvenile court, her parents listed her initials as Z.S.D., reflecting both mother’s (S.) and father’s (D.) last names. Father’s briefing refers to her as Z.S., while the Department’s brief refers to her as Z.D. We will stick with father’s usage.