In re N.A. CA2/8

Filed 9/18/14 In re N.A. CA2/8 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS California Rules of Court, rule 8.1115(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for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 This opinion has not been certified for publication or ordered published for purposes of rule 8.1115.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 N.A., a Person Coming Under the B254885 Juvenile Court Law. (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. DK01210)

LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

T.A.,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from orders of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Teresa Sullivan, Judge. Affirmed. Leslie A. Barry, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. John F. Krattli, County Counsel, Dawyn R. Harrison, Assistant County Counsel, and Navid Nakhjavani, Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

This appeal concerns one of mother’s three children – N.A., who was three years old at the time the juvenile court took jurisdiction over her and her two siblings. It is undisputed that mother placed the children at substantial risk of harm. N.A.’s father T.A. (father) argues that jurisdiction was unwarranted because he was awarded custody of N.A., and she was safe in his care. We reject father’s contention that the juvenile court was required to terminate jurisdiction, and affirm the juvenile court’s jurisdictional and dispositional orders. FACTS AND PROCEDURE 1. Petition In a single count petition, the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services alleged: “The children [K.S.], [N.A.], and [T.A.’s] mother [S.S.] has mental and emotional problems including diagnoses of Schizoaffective Disorder, Major Depression with suicidal and homicidal ideation, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, paranoia and visual hallucinations which renders the mother incapable of providing the children with regular care and supervision. On numerous prior occasions, the mother was hospitalized for the evaluation and treatment of the mother’s mental and emotional problems. On prior occasions, the mother failed to take the mother’s psychotropic medication as prescribed. The mother failed to follow through with psychiatric services for over 5 years. Remedial services failed to resolve the family problems in that the mother continues to fail to follow-through with psychiatric services and mental health counseling. The mother’s mental and emotional problems endanger the children’s physical health and safety, placing the children at risk of physical harm, damage and danger.” 2. Detention The detention report indicated that mother made homicidal and suicidal ideations after giving birth to T.A. Mother also had a history of mental illness. Mother admitted to homicidal hallucinations and paranoid thinking. She had been diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder, depression, and posttraumatic stress disorder.