In re Isabel G. CA2/6

Filed 12/16/14 In re Isabel G. CA2/6

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION SIX

In re ISABEL G., a Person Coming Under 2d Juv. No. B257080 the Juvenile Court Law. (Super. Ct. No. J069360) (Ventura County)

VENTURA COUNTY PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES AGENCY,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

ANGELICA N. et al.,

Defendants and Appellants.

Angelica N. (Mother) and Jaime G. (Father) appeal from a June 4, 2014 order terminating their parental rights to Isabel G. and freeing the child for adoption. (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 366.26.)1 Mother contends that substantial evidence does not support the trial court's finding that Isabel was adoptable (id., subd. (c)(1)(B)) and that exceptions based upon a beneficial parent-child relationship (id., subd. (c)(1)(B)(i))

1 All statutory references are to the Welfare and Institutions Code.

and a strong sibling relationship (id., subd. (c)(1)(B)(v)) preclude the child's adoption. We affirm. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY On May 1, 2013, a passerby found Isabel wandering in the streets, alone, barefoot and dirty. The passerby took Isabel to the Oxnard Police Department. When Mother returned home and found Isabel missing, she contacted the police department and was invited to come to the police station to pick her up. When she arrived, Mother was arrested for being under the influence of a controlled substance and child endangerment. Isabel and her four half-siblings were detained by Ventura County Human Services Agency (HSA). The detention report states that Mother began using methamphetamine and heroin in 2001. Although she was sober for a while, Mother admitted she "slipped" again about five months before she was arrested and resumed daily use of methamphetamine and heroin. On the day Isabel was detained, Father was in federal prison. He is not expected to be released until 2018. Richard M., the father of Isabel's four half-siblings, was in county jail. An amended dependency petition filed on May 31, 2013, charges the parents of the children with failing to protect them (§ 300, subd. (b)) and failing to provide support (id., subd. (g)). The trial court detained the children and ordered reunification services and supervised visits for Mother and Richard M. The decision about providing services to Father was deferred to the six-month review hearing. At the six-month review hearing, HSA reported that Isabel and her half- siblings had been placed with S. M., the paternal aunt of Isabel's half-siblings. HSA noted Mother did not do well with reunification services. She failed to maintain contact with the social worker, failed two drug treatment programs and missed drug tests for seven months. Mother did not keep to the visitation schedule and was frequently late when she did show up to spend time with Isabel. HSA reported Father was still in federal prison and that although messages had been left for him, he never made contact with Isabel. Although S. M. was willing to be the guardian of Isabel's