In re Angela v. CA2/3

Filed 4/29/15 In re Angela V. CA2/3 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION THREE

In re ANGELA V., A Person Coming B259064 Under the Juvenile Court Law. (Los Angeles County LOS ANGELES COUNTY Super. Ct. No. CK99048) DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

SARA F.,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from orders of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Carlos E. Vasquez, Judge. Affirmed. Jamie A. Moran, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. Office of the County Counsel, Mark J. Saladino, County Counsel, Dawyn R. Harrison, Assistant County Counsel, and Stephen D. Watson, Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent. ___________________________________________

13-year-old Angela V. was declared a dependent based on Juan V.’s (father) physical abuse of her. The court ordered Angela removed from father and released her to Sara F.’s (mother) care. One year later, the Department of Children and Family Services (Department) filed a supplemental petition under Welfare and Institutions Code1 section 3872 alleging that the home-of-parent order had not been effective in the protection or rehabilitation of Angela. The court sustained the allegation that mother “ha[d] limited abilities to provide appropriate parental care and supervision” and removed Angela from mother’s custody. Mother appeals and contends there was insufficient evidence that it was “necessary to remove placement from mother in order to protect Angela.” We affirm on the grounds that substantial evidence supports the court’s findings that the home-of-parent order was no longer effective at protecting Angela and she was at risk of harm if she remained in mother’s physical custody. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND This family has a lengthy history with the Department. On ten separate occasions between 2004 and 2012, the Department received referrals alleging that mother and father abused and/or neglected their children.3 The Department found that several of these allegations were “substantiated.” In 2004, allegations of emotional abuse by father were substantiated and the parents agreed to participate in family preservation services. The family was still receiving those services in 2005 when allegations of physical abuse against mother were substantiated. In 2011, allegations of general neglect by mother and father were substantiated and the parents agreed to