In re David Z. CA2/3

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION THREE

In re DAVID Z. et al., Persons Coming Under B269032 the Juvenile Court Law, _____________________________________ NANCY C., (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. CK64114) Petitioner,

v.

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES,

Respondent. _____________________________________ LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES,

Real Party in Interest.

PETITION FOR EXTRAORDINARY WRIT. Emma Castro, Commissioner. Petition denied. Los Angeles Dependency Lawyers, Law Office of Danielle Butler Vappie and Courtney K. Fisher for Petitioner. No appearance for Respondent. No appearance for Real Party in Interest. _________________________

By petition for extraordinary writ, Nancy C. (mother) challenges the juvenile court’s order restricting her to monitored visits with her five children following the termination of her reunification services and the setting of a hearing under Welfare and Institutions Code section 366.26.1 We find no abuse of discretion, and thus we deny the petition on the merits. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND I. Prior Proceedings David Z., Jonathan Z., Matthew Z., Jacob Z., and Joshua Z. (born September 1998, November 1999, June 2002, October 2003, and July 2005, respectively) are the children of mother and William Z. (father). The family has a long history of involvement with the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS). Between 2003 and 2013, DCFS received 11 referrals alleging, among other things, that the family home was filthy and unsanitary, the children attended school in dirty clothes, there was no food in the home, the home and refrigerator were infested with roaches, mother routinely brought the children to school hours late, and both parents abused drugs. The family was subject to DCFS supervision from 2006 to 2008, and received voluntary family maintenance services from April 2010 to February 2011. Those services ceased in 2011 “when mother . . . simply moved away and failed to inform her case worker of her whereabouts.” In January 2014, DCFS received another referral after mother tested positive for marijuana, methamphetamines, and ecstasy in connection with an emergency housing application; a month later, she tested positive for marijuana. DCFS reported it had great difficulty making contact with mother because she moved frequently and did not maintain a reliable phone number. The children told DCFS they did not go straight home from school because mother might not be there, so they usually stayed at the public library until it closed at 8:00 p.m. If mother did not come get them by 8:00 p.m., they