In re J.G. CA2/7

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION SEVEN

In re J.G., a Person Coming Under the B258276 Juvenile Court Law. (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. CK58895) LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

SABRINA L.,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Debra Losnick, Juvenile Court Referee. Affirmed. Jack A. Love, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. Mark J. Saladino, County Counsel, Dawyn R. Harrison, Assistant County Counsel, and Stephen D. Watson, Deputy County Counsel for Plaintiff and Respondent.

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Sabrina L. appeals the denial of her Welfare and Institutions Code1 section 388 petition seeking reunification services with her daughter, J.G. We affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Sabrina L., who had already lost custody of five dependent children,2 gave birth to J.G. in 2011 while incarcerated. She had custody of J.G. for six months after her release, from the time J.G. was three months old until she was nine months old. In July 2012, during a parole compliance check, Sabrina L. was found using methamphetamine. Sabrina L. was ordered to enter an inpatient drug rehabilitation program, but she was turned away because she appeared for the program while under the influence of illegal drugs. Sabrina L. admitted to the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) that she had been using methamphetamine. J.G. was detained, and DCFS filed a dependency petition alleging that she came within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court under section 300, subdivisions (b) and (j). Sabrina L.’s whereabouts were unknown for some time after DCFS detained J.G., and an arrest warrant was issued because she had not complied with the terms of her parole. In October 2012, she was located in custody at a regional detention facility. Sabrina L. told DCFS that she was participating in a substance abuse program and taking parenting classes while in jail, and that she would do whatever it took to get her daughter back. She was sentenced to 179 days of incarceration and transferred to state prison. In May 2013, the juvenile court found true the allegation that Sabrina L. “has a history of drug abuse and is a recent user of methamphetamine which renders the mother periodically incapable of providing the child with regular care and supervision. On prior occasions in 2012, the mother was under the influence of methamphetamine, while the