In re D.F. CA2/8

Filed 8/31/15 In re D.F. CA2/8 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS California Rules of Court, rule 8.1115(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for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 This opinion has not been certified for publication or ordered published for purposes of rule 8.1115.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 EIGHT

In re D.F. et al., Persons Coming Under the B260685 Juvenile Court Law.

LOS ANGELES COUNTY (Los Angeles County DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND Super. Ct. No. DK07297) FAMILY SERVICES,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

TIFFANY J.,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from orders of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County. Terry Troung, Commissioner. Affirmed.

Jesse McGowan, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.

Mary C. Wickham, Interim County Counsel, Dawyn R. Harrison, Assistant County Counsel, Melinda A. Green, Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent. ________________________________

Tiffany J. (Mother) appeals from the juvenile court’s order taking jurisdiction over her two children. Mother contends there was not substantial evidence to support jurisdiction because there was no causal connection between her involvement in prostitution and any risk of harm to the children. She further contends the juvenile court prejudicially erred when it denied a request for a continuance at the adjudication hearing. We affirm. FACTS

Mother has two children with Father: three-year-old D.F., Jr., and two-year-old Da.F. Father and Mother have been separated since 2013, and the children have been in Father’s care since January 2014. Father is not listed on the children’s birth certificate, though Mother has signed an affidavit acknowledging he is their father. Father and the children live with the paternal grandparents, who help care for the children. Father knows Mother is homeless and making “bad decisions” so he refuses to allow her to visit the children alone or have custody of them. Mother has no concerns with Father’s care of the children and believes he is taking good care of them. Three prior referrals against Mother for neglect and physical and emotional abuse were deemed inconclusive or unfounded. On August 27, 2014, Mother was observed looking into cars in a parking structure on the UCLA campus. When questioned by the campus police, Mother admitted, “I’m not going to lie, we are escorts.” Mother further explained, “People call us and we show up and make love.” She clarified, “it’s not like I sell my pussy, I make love.” Mother was found with a 16-year-old girl, Brittany D., and Christopher Hensley, at UCLA.1 Brittany, an emancipated minor from Utah, reported to a children’s social