In re William F. CA5

Filed 3/10/14 In re William F. CA5

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FIFTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

In re WILLIAM F. et al., Persons Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law.

STANISLAUS COUNTY F067834 COMMUNITY SERVICES AGENCY, (Super. Ct. Nos. 516690 & 516691) Plaintiff and Respondent, v. OPINION RICHARD F., Defendant and Appellant.

THE COURT* APPEAL from orders of the Superior Court of Stanislaus County. Ann Q. Ameral, Judge. Merrill Lee Toole, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. John P. Doering, County Counsel, and Carrie M. Stephens, Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent. -ooOoo-

* Before Levy, Acting P.J., Gomes, J., and Peña, J.

Richard F. (father) appeals from the juvenile court’s dispositional order removing his sons, William and Alfred, seven and four years old respectively, from his custody. He contends reasonable efforts were not made to prevent the children’s removal. Therefore, he further contends, the juvenile court erred and its removal order must be reversed. We affirm. PROCEDURAL AND FACTUAL SUMMARY Father and his wife, M.H. (mother), are the parents of William and Alfred, the subjects of this appeal. Father and mother also have three adult daughters and a ten-year- old daughter, Emily. Mother has a history of drug use. In 2006, she tested positive for amphetamines while delivering William. William tested negative. Mother admitted using drugs during her pregnancy and father admitted to having been involuntarily committed in 2006. He was diagnosed with adjustment disorder and personality disorder but not prescribed medication. They participated in six months of voluntary family maintenance services during which mother completed alcohol and drug treatment. Their case was closed in November 2006. In 2009, while pregnant with Alfred, mother was admitted to the hospital because her “water ruptured” and remained there until Alfred was born. She tested positive for marijuana and admitted to using it daily. She also used Oxycontin during the pregnancy until the third trimester when she switched to methadone. These dependency proceedings were initiated in June 2013 after Officer R. Cuellar was dispatched to father and mother’s house to investigate a report that a male minor was in front of the house naked and that his brother who was autistic was running down the street. Officer Cuellar found four-year-old Alfred naked standing in front of the garage door. Alfred ran to the front door but could not open it. Cuellar opened the unlocked door and Alfred ran in. Mother was asleep on the couch. Cuellar woke mother up and