In re Ashley L. CA2/2

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION TWO

In re ASHLEY L., a Person Coming Under B261584 the Juvenile Court Law. (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. DK05078)

LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

C.A.,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County. Tony L. Richardson, Judge. Affirmed. Emery El Habiby, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. Mary C. Wickham, Interim County Counsel, Dawyn R. Harrison, Assistant County Counsel, Kimbery Roura, Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent. ___________________________________________________

C.A. (Mother) contends that the dependency court improperly ordered this matter pertaining to Mother’s daughter, Ashley L., transferred from Los Angeles County to Imperial County. We find that the dependency court did not abuse its discretion or otherwise err in ordering the case transferred, and accordingly affirm. BACKGROUND Mother has three children: Ashley, born in 2003; L.L., born in 2006; and D.S., born in 2010. Each child has a different biological father. In May 2014, the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) received a referral alleging that Mother—who was living with the three children in Los Angeles County—was using drugs. The referral further reported that Ashley, who has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), was not receiving her medication. A social worker interviewed the children’s maternal grandmother, who stated that mother had a history of drug use and previous involvement with DCFS. Mother admitted that she previously abused marijuana, methamphetamine, and cocaine, and had recently used methamphetamine and marijuana. A prior DCFS referral, in 2012, alleged that Mother used cocaine and methamphetamine, which caused her to hallucinate and leave the children for days at a time. Mother received family maintenance services and completed a substance abuse program, and the prior DCFS case was closed in 2013. Ashley was interviewed in connection with the May 2014 referral. She told the social worker that she had not taken her ADHD medication for a while. She had been sent home from school early that day because she did not listen to her teacher and did not want to do her school assignments. Ashley stated that Mother took good care of her. She did not see her father, Jesus L. (Father), regularly, but had frequent telephone contact with him. She recently spent three weeks with him during a school break and had a good time. She wanted to continue living with Mother and continue visiting Father. Father was living in Imperial County with his wife and their daughter. He was interviewed and stated he had always been active in Ashley’s life and had regular contact with her on weekends and holidays. In addition, during Mother’s previous involvement with DCFS, Ashley resided with him from July to December 2012. At the time of the