In re Omar Q. CA2/4

Filed 10/29/13 In re Omar Q. CA2/4 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS California Rules of Court, rule 8.1115(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for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 This opinion has not been certified for publication or ordered published for purposes of rule 8.1115.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 FOUR

In re OMAR Q. et al., Persons Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law. B247011 LOS ANGELES COUNTY (Los Angeles County DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND Super. Ct. No. CK59158) FAMILY SERVICES,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

KARINA V.,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Anthony Trendacosta, Judge. Affirmed. Lori Siegel, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. John F. Krattli, Office of the County Counsel, James M. Owens, Assistant County Counsel and Jessica S. Mitchell, Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

Appellant Karina V. (Mother) appeals the juvenile court‟s jurisdictional order finding under Welfare and Institutions Code section 300, subdivision (b), that she failed to protect her four children, currently ages 13, 12, six and four.1 She also appeals the dispositional order requiring her to participate in parenting classes and individual counseling. Finding no error, we affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND The matter came to the attention of the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) on September 13, 2012, when a caller reported that police had been called to the family home on August 31. The caller reported that Ricardo G., the father of the two younger children, had punched Mother in the face, and that Mother had visible bruising and swelling around her eye.2 The caseworker located and interviewed Mother on October 4, 2012. Mother reported that Ricardo, whom she described as “jealous” and “possessive,” had punched her on the temple following a verbal altercation. The day after the incident, Mother called the family‟s babysitter, J.B., to pick up the children, and then reported Ricardo‟s actions to the police.3 Mother stated that at the time of the incident, the two older children were visiting their father Omar, and that only Ricardo‟s two children were in the house, asleep in their bedroom. Mother reported that another incidence of domestic violence had occurred in April 2011. On that occasion, Ricardo had hit her face, resulting in a bloody nose and swollen lip. The children were present when this occurred. After that incident, Mother had 1 Undesignated statutory references are to the Welfare and Institutions Code. 2 Omar Q. is the father of the two older children. Neither father is a party to this appeal. 3 According to the police report, Ricardo hit Mother two or three times. The physical abuse was preceded by yelling and Mother crying. Afterward, Ricardo took her cell phone and keys and spent the night.