In re Armando M. CA2/2

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION TWO

In re ARMANDO M., a Person Coming B262133 Under the Juvenile Court Law. (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. DK08069)

LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

ANNA C.,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County. Marguerite D. Downing, Judge. Affirmed.

Maureen L. Keaney, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant Anna C.

Mary C. Wickham, Interim County Counsel, Dawyn R. Harrison, Assistant County Counsel, and Jessica S. Mitchell, Deputy County Counsel for Plaintiff and Respondent. _________________________

Anna C. (mother) appeals from a juvenile court decision not to place her son, Armando M. (Armando, born Mar. 2011), in her custody at disposition. She also argues that the trial court erred in ordering her to participate in individual counseling to address case issues and comply with her probation terms. In her reply brief, mother agrees with the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) that the placement portion of her appeal is moot in light of a subsequent order placing Armando in mother’s home and a Court of Appeal order dismissing this portion of mother’s appeal. Thus, we only address that portion of the juvenile court’s dispositional order requiring mother to participate in individual counseling and comply with the terms of her probation. (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 358.)1 We affirm. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND The Family This family consists of mother, Armando M., Sr. (father), and Armando. Mother also has two other children, Anthony M. (Anthony, born June 1998) and M.C. (M., born May 2013).2 At the time DCFS initiated this matter, father and Armando resided separately from mother. Child Welfare History On January 7, 2013, DCFS received a referral alleging mother and father engaged in domestic violence. Reportedly, mother and father shared custody of Armando, they had ongoing domestic violence issues, and mother hit father several times on his face while he was holding the child on October 7, 2012. DCFS’s investigation revealed that mother had a history of violent behavior, was arrested and convicted in December 2012 for perpetrating domestic violence on father, and was incarcerated as a result. Father was