In re J.P. CA2/4

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION FOUR

In re J.P., a Person Coming Under the B251572 Juvenile Court Law. LOS ANGELES COUNTY (Los Angeles County DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND Super. Ct. No. CK89471) FAMILY SERVICES,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

Kristen F.,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from orders of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Mark A. Borenstein and S. Patricia Spear, Judges. Affirmed. Janette Freeman Cochran, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. John F. Krattli, County Counsel, James M. Owens, Assistant County Counsel, Kimberly Roura, Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent. ______________________________

Kristen F. (mother) appeals from the juvenile court’s jurisdictional and dispositional orders regarding her son J.P. She argues the jurisdictional findings are not supported by substantial evidence. We disagree and affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL SUMMARY Mother has a history of mental health and drug abuse issues, and has failed to reunify with her five oldest children, who have been adopted in other states. In 2011, the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) filed a petition under Welfare and Institutions Code section 300, subdivision (b),1 alleging mother’s newborn twins were at risk because of her mental and emotional problems, which included several diagnosed personality disorders, self-mutilation behavior, suicide ideation, and a suicide attempt. DCFS also alleged both parents had a history of substance abuse, and mother had used marijuana during the pregnancy. The petition was sustained, the twins were placed in foster care, and the parents were ordered to complete parenting classes, substance abuse programs, random drug testing, and individual counseling.2 J.P. was born in October 2012. In November, DCFS filed a petition under section 300, subdivisions (b) and (j) on his behalf, tracking the language of the sustained petition in the twins’ open case. DCFS reported that mother was in compliance with her case plan in that case, except that she had missed several random drug tests between April and August. In August, she had enrolled in a residential supportive services program at Precious Life, a maternity shelter for homeless pregnant adults. DCFS reported that mother would be able to stay at the shelter for two years if she found a job and would be referred to another program if she did not. On DCFS’s recommendation, J.P. was released to mother. After several continuances, a jurisdictional hearing was held in July 2013 before Judge Borenstein. In the meantime, mother had to leave Precious Life because she did