In re O.M. CA2/2

Filed 8/26/25 In re O.M. CA2/2 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS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 TWO

In re O.M. at al., Persons B343053, B345393 Coming Under the Juvenile (Los Angeles County Court Law. Super. Ct. No. 20CCJP03227C-D)

LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

A.M.,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from orders of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County. Mark A. Davis, Judge. Affirmed.

Suzanne Davidson, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. Dawyn R. Harrison, County Counsel, Kim Nemoy, Assistant County Counsel, and David Nakhjavani, Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

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Andrea M. (mother) appeals the juvenile court’s exit orders that provide her no visitation with her daughters, O.M. and J.C. Mother’s challenge lacks merit, so we affirm. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY 1. Facts Mother has two daughters, O.M. and J.C. Joaquin M. is O.M.’s father, and Thomas C. is J.C.’s. Joaquin M. resides in Jalisco, Mexico. Mother has mental health problems, including bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. She also uses cocaine, methamphetamine, and marijuana. In two prior dependency proceedings, mother completed reunification services and retained custody of her daughters (in 2018 and 2021). Mother has been given medication for her mental illness, but she has repeatedly stopped taking it, after which she does “ ‘crazy, random things,’ ” such as screaming, jumping on top of cars, and doing “weird dances” in the streets. During manic episodes, mother stays up for days at a time. She once drove O.M. around all night, telling her repeatedly that the government was watching them through the bright streetlights. Mother has given her belongings away to strangers, including the keys to her car, her phone, her purse, and the family dog. Mother hits her daughters, deprives them of access to the bathroom for prolonged