In re S.C. CA1/1

Filed 5/15/15 In re S.C. CA1/1 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN OFFICIAL REPORTS California Rules of Court, rule 8.1115(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or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 This opinion has not been certified for publication or ordered published for purposes of rule 8.1115.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

FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION ONE

In re S.C., a Person Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law.

ALAMEDA COUNTY SOCIAL SERVICES AGENCY, Plaintiff and Respondent, A142887 v. (Alameda County Q.O., Super. Ct. No. SJ14022190) Defendant and Appellant.

Appellant Q.O. (Mother), the mother of the dependent child S.C., appeals from the juvenile court’s jurisdictional and dispositional orders sustaining a Welfare and Institutions Code section 300 petition under subdivision (b),1 declaring S.C. a dependent of the court, and ordering formal family maintenance services for Mother. She contends the jurisdictional findings are not supported by substantial evidence and that, even if they are, the court abused its discretion by not ordering informal services for the family. We affirm.

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

FACTUAL BACKGROUND AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY I. Background and Commencement of Proceedings On January 2, 2014, the Alameda County Social Services Agency (Agency) filed a dependency petition alleging that five-year-old S.C. came within section 300, subdivision (b).2 The petition alleged that on December 29, 2013, Mother left the child with his 17- year-old sibling and did not return for a day and a half. During this time, she did not answer her phone or return any calls made by the minors or the police. Mother reportedly stated that she “wanted to teach her children a lesson on how to appreciate her.” The petition also alleged that S.C., Sr. (Father) had an outstanding felony warrant for domestic violence against Mother.3 He had created a detrimental home environment by engaging in acts of domestic violence, placing S.C. at risk of physical and/or emotional harm. At the time of his removal on December 31, 2013, S.C. lived with Mother. S.C. was placed in foster care. On January 3, 2014, the Agency filed a detention report. According to the report, when Mother left the home and could not be reached, her 17-year-old daughter contacted the police and filed a missing persons report. Mother later told the police she left “in an attempt to get [her children] to appreciate her.” She also stated that she had placed her children in the care of her ex-husband. When contacted by law enforcement, her ex- husband said he had no understanding that he was to care for the children. S.C. was placed in protective custody and Mother was subsequently arrested on charges of child abandonment. On January 3, 2014, the juvenile court ordered S.C. detained.