In re A. G. CA2/6

Filed 9/3/14 In re A. G. CA2/6 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS California Rules of Court, rule 8.1115(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for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 This opinion has not been certified for publication or ordered published for purposes of rule 8.1115.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 SIX

In re A. G., a Person Coming Under the 2d Juv. No. B254311 Juvenile Court Law. (Super. Ct. No. 1379503) (Santa Barbara County)

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CHILD WELFARE SERVICES,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

GLORIA M.,

Defendant and Appellant.

Mother appeals from the juvenile court orders terminating her parental rights to her minor daughter, A., and selecting a permanent plan of adoption. (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 366.26.)1 Mother contends that the evidence is insufficient to support the finding that the sibling relationship exception to adoption (§ 366.26, subd. (c)(1)(B)(v)) did not apply.2 We affirm.

1 All statutory references are to the Welfare and Institutions Code. 2 Alliana's father is not a party to this appeal. He waived reunification services.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND Upon her birth in July 2010, A. suffered from methamphetamine withdrawal. San Luis Obispo County Child Protective Services (CPS) took her into protective custody and placed her in foster care after her release from the hospital. CPS filed a petition alleging that mother and father failed to protect and care for A. (§ 300, subd. (b).) Mother had three other children, Anissa, Jacob, and Ruben, who were, respectively, fourteen, seven and three years old. They had lived with maternal grandmother since late 2009, in Santa Barbara County. Mother had a lengthy history with that county's Child Welfare Services agency (CWS). In July, the San Luis Obispo juvenile court approved A.'s detention and placement in foster care. It sustained the section 300 petition in August, and ordered that A. remain in foster care, with supportive services. It also ordered the transfer of her case to Santa Barbara County Juvenile Court, which accepted the transfer. CWS subsequently provided reunification services to mother. In September 2010, mother and A. had weekly supervised visits. A. first visited with her siblings in January 2011 during her overnight visits with mother. In May 2011, the juvenile court authorized CWS to place A. with mother, at a residential substance abuse treatment facility. Mother and A. moved into an apartment in September. Jacob and Ruben started residing there later that fall. Anissa continued residing with the maternal grandmother and visiting A. often. In mid-February 2012, mother took A. to Mexico, leaving Jacob and Ruben with a babysitter. They were quickly placed back with the maternal grandmother. Sometime in the summer of 2012, mother returned to California with A.3 She did not contact CWS or resume living with her other children. CWS located mother in January 2013. She was living with A. in an apartment in Ventura. A. "appeared healthy and well groomed," but had "limited speech." CWS reported that A. had "bi-weekly contact with her siblings and maternal