In re D.G. CA2/6

Filed 11/21/25 In re D.G. CA2/6 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS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 SIX

In re D.G. et al., Persons Coming 2d Juv. Nos. B344613, B344617 Under the Juvenile Court Law. (Super. Ct. Nos. 23JD-00221, 24JD-00091) (San Luis Obispo County)

SAN LUIS OBISPO DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

R.D.,

Defendant and Appellant.

R.D. (Mother) appeals orders of the juvenile court declaring that her minor children, D.G. and K.S., are adoptable, and terminating her parental rights. (Welf. & Inst. Code, §§ 388,

366.26, subd. (c)(1).)1 Among other things, we conclude that the court did not err by failing to state that no exceptions to adoption applied. We affirm. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY Mother has four children, including D.G. and K.S., who are dependents of the juvenile court. On August 18, 2022, law enforcement and San Luis Obispo County Department of Social Services (DSS) responded to the home where Mother, D.G., D.G.’s father G.G. (Father), and two older children (L.L. and L.L.) resided. Law enforcement found images of child pornography on Father’s cell phone and arrested Father. Mother agreed to participate in drug screening and reside with the children’s maternal grandmother. Mother’s drug test results were positive for amphetamine and benzodiazepine. On May 2, 2023, Father was convicted of possession of child pornography and declared a lifetime registered sex offender. Despite probation terms prohibiting Father from being alone with D.G., his probation officer found him alone in a motel room with D.G. The probation officer also found a methamphetamine pipe and a bag of marijuana in the room. Father’s cell phone contained child pornography, and he was arrested again. When Mother arrived at the motel room, she agreed to participate in drug testing. Laboratory results later revealed that Mother had positive test results for amphetamine and methamphetamine. D.G. was placed in protective custody. On August 24, 2023, DSS filed a dependency petition regarding D.G. pursuant to section 300, subdivision (b) (child at substantial risk of harm due to parents’ conduct). The juvenile court later held a combined