In re H.Q. CA2/3

Filed 9/18/14 In re H.Q. CA2/3 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS California Rules of Court, rule 8.1115(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for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 This opinion has not been certified for publication or ordered published for purposes of rule 8.1115.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 THREE

In re H.Q. et al., Persons Coming Under the B252497 Juvenile Court Law. (Los Angeles County LOS ANGELES COUNTY Super. Ct. No. CK41441) DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

E.Q.,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from orders of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Amy M. Pellman, Judge. Affirmed. Cristina Gabrielidis, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. John F. Krattli, County Counsel, James M. Owens, Assistant County Counsel, and Navid Nakhjavani, Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent. _________________________

INTRODUCTION Mother E.Q.’s youngest two children, H.Q. (born in 2001) and Bianca (born in 2003), were already dependents of the juvenile court when the court sustained a subsequent petition (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 342)1 and removed them from mother’s custody (§ 361). Mother appeals challenging the sufficiency of the evidence to support the jurisdiction and disposition orders. We affirm. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND Viewing the evidence according to the usual rules (In re Kristin H. (1996) 46 Cal.App.4th 1635, 1649), it shows that mother has had difficulty supervising, controlling, and protecting her many children. In 2010, mother hurt her back at work and is seeking workers’ compensation. After that, she claims, her children ceased listening to her. With prodding from the social worker, mother listed her medications, which included two opiates, one anti-inflammatory drug, one antibiotic, one anti-nausea drug, and a muscle relaxant. This family has been the subject of at least 11 referrals between January 2000 and February 2013 for a wide variety of issues, including general neglect and physical abuse in that, among other things, mother’s companion left firearms and ammunition in the children’s reach; mother and her companion were trafficking in drugs in the children’s presence; cocaine and methamphetamines were left within the children’s reach; and mother’s older children abused drugs. Mother’s children have been declared dependents of the court on at least three earlier occasions. In May 2012, the juvenile court sustained a petition pursuant to section 300, subdivisions (b) and (j) and took jurisdiction over four of mother’s minor children, including H.Q. and Bianca.2 The court removed a sibling from mother’s care but allowed