In re J.L. CA2/8

Filed 6/18/14 In re J.L. CA2/8 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS California Rules of Court, rule 8.1115(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for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 This opinion has not been certified for publication or ordered published for purposes of rule 8.1115.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 EIGHT

In re J.L., a Person Coming Under the B252557 Juvenile Court Law. (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. CK78026)

LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

I.L.,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Marilyn Kading Martinez, Juvenile Court Referee. Affirmed. Konrad S. Lee, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. John F. Krattli, County Counsel, James M. Owens, Assistant County Counsel, and William D. Thetford, Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

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We affirm the order terminating mother’s parental rights over her daughter J.L. FACTS AND PROCEDURE I.L. (mother) has four children, all of whom are in the dependency system. This appeal concerns only mother’s third child—J.L. In a petition filed December 8, 2010, the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) alleged mother and her male companion had a history of engaging in violent altercations in front of then seven-month-old J.L. The petition was sustained, and mother received 18 months of reunification services. J.L. eventually was returned to mother’s care. However, J.L. was subsequently detained in April 2013 after her younger sister was hospitalized for dehydration. On April 15, 2013, DCFS filed a supplemental petition alleging that mother’s medical neglect of J.L.’s younger sister placed J.L. at risk of harm. Mother did not appear at the jurisdictional hearing, and the petition was sustained. Mother was not given reunification services. Mother told a social worker that she would like J.L. and her younger sister placed in DCFS’s custody for their safety because she did not have a place to live.1 On June 4, 2013, the court ordered J.L. to be placed in the same home as her older brother C.P. because J.L. had an existing relationship with C.P. C.P. was living with his paternal grandmother (grandmother) in a pre-adoptive home.2 Grandmother wavered on whether she wanted to take care of J.L., initially stating that she did not and later stating that she did but only after she moved residences. At grandmother’s request, J.L. was not immediately placed in her home and instead remained in her