In re Paris B. CA2/2

Filed 5/19/16 In re Paris B. CA2/2 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS California Rules of Court, rule 8.1115(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for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 This opinion has not been certified for publication or ordered published for purposes of rule 8.1115.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 TWO

In re Paris B., a Person Coming Under the B267177 Juvenile Court Law. (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. DK08460)

LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

Travis P.,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from orders of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County. Debra Losnick, Judge. Affirmed. William Hook, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. Mary C. Wickham, County Counsel, R. Keith Davis, Acting Assistant County Counsel, and Tracey F. Dodds, Principal Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent. No appearance for Minor. ******

Travis P. (father) argues that the juvenile court erred in asserting dependency jurisdiction over his infant daughter, Paris B., and in removing her from his custody. We conclude that substantial evidence supports the juvenile court’s rulings and affirm. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY Father and Rosalinda B. (mother) are the parents of Paris. Paris was born in January 2015. Soon after Paris’s birth, mother tested positive for marijuana and continued to breastfeed Paris. At the same time, mother’s two other children by a different father, Israel and Faith, were in the midst of a separate dependency proceeding. Mother is also diagnosed as bipolar, and has been prescribed medication for this condition. Sometimes, mother has stated she diligently takes her medication; other times, mother admits that she does not always take her medication, partly because she prefers to self-medicate with marijuana. Mother’s mental condition causes her to have trouble understanding, remembering and concentrating; this results in limited judgment and limited parenting skills. Father has admitted to having “serious depression” and “serious anxiety,” to having “serious thoughts of suicide” in the past, and to being prescribed medication for these psychological and emotional problems in the past, although he says he never took any such medication. In October 2014, a licensed marriage and family therapist concluded, as part of a “diagnostic impression,” that father suffers from adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood. Father denies any mental illness. In February 2015, the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (Department) filed a petition asking the juvenile court to exert dependency jurisdiction over Paris on nine grounds, three of which are pertinent to this appeal: (1) mother has mental and emotional problems (namely, being bipolar and not taking her