In re Mi.F. CA2/8

Filed 9/18/14 In re Mi.F. CA2/8 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS California Rules of Court, rule 8.1115(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for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 This opinion has not been certified for publication or ordered published for purposes of rule 8.1115.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 MI.F. et al., Persons Coming Under B253923 the Juvenile Court Law. (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. CK35049)

LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

C.D.,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Annabelle Cortez, Judge. Affirmed. Merrill Lee Toole, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. John F. Krattli, County Counsel, Dawyn R. Harrison, Assistant County Counsel, and Peter Ferrera, Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

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Despite multiple opportunities over a two-year period, mother refused to attend a court-ordered anger management class or to follow other court orders. Although the court initially allowed mother’s 15-year-old son Mi.F. to remain in her care, after mother assaulted her husband, the juvenile court removed him from her custody and placed him in his father’s custody. Mother’s assault on her husband (not father) followed physical abuse of her daughter, domestic violence with her ex-husband (father), and inappropriate outbursts in front of the court and social workers.1 Over the course of two years mother failed to demonstrate any improvement in controlling her outbursts. Mother’s conduct amply supported the juvenile court’s conclusion that Mi.F. was at risk in her custody. We affirm the juvenile court’s dispositional order. FACTS AND PROCEDURE 1. Initial Petition On November 23, 2011, the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) filed a petition requesting that Mi.F. and Mo.F. (the children) be detained. The petition alleged mother physically abused Mo.F. by repeatedly slapping her face and buttocks and inflicted a bruise, which mother attempted to conceal with makeup. The petition alleged that mother’s conduct towards Mo.F. also placed Mi.F. at risk of harm. Mo.F. reported to a police officer that mother had bruised her face below her eye and spanked her buttocks 20 to 30 times. Mother admitted spanking Mo.F. on her face after Mo.F. was suspended from school but denied spanking her buttocks. Mother also admitted that in a prior case she ran over her husband out of anger. Mother was on probation for having run over her husband. Mother initially agreed to receive voluntary services but later refused them. Mother had five children, two of whom are the subjects of this case. Mother lost custody of her other three children. Mother’s oldest child was cared for by her great- grandmother, her second child was removed at birth, and her third child was adopted.