In re Anthony G. CA4/3

Filed 7/18/16 In re Anthony G. CA4/3

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION THREE

In re ANTHONY G. et al., Persons Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law.

ORANGE COUNTY SOCIAL SERVICES AGENCY, G053124 Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. No. DP022181, v. DP022303 & DP022304)

Y.G., OPINION

Defendant and Appellant.

Appeal from an order of the Superior Court of Orange County, Gary L. Moorhead, Judge. Affirmed. Emily Uhre, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. Leon J. Page, County Counsel, Karen L. Christensen and Jeannie Su, Deputies County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent. No appearance for the Minors.

INTRODUCTION Y.G., the mother of the three minors Anthony, Evelyn, and Ebony, appeals from the order of the juvenile court terminating her parental rights. This is not her first involvement with the Orange County Social Services Agency (SSA). After several inconclusive reports beginning when he was a few months old, Anthony was detained in February 2012, when he was two-and-a-half. Twins Evelyn and Ebony were detained at birth in 2012 because of Y.G.’s drug use. After their most recent prior detention, the children were returned to their mother on November 7, 2014. Less than 6 weeks later they were detained again; an Irvine police officer found Evelyn locked outside her house in December, wearing only a T-shirt, while Y.G., indoors, was sleeping off heavy alcohol 1 use. Because of Y.G.’s previous history with SSA, she was bypassed for reunification services. The children went through several placements before being taken in by a paternal cousin, who was interested in adopting all three. In January 2016, the juvenile court terminated Y.G.’s parental rights, and those of the children’s father as well, finding the children generally and specifically adoptable. Only Y.G. has appealed, on the grounds of a lack of sufficient evidence that Ebony is adoptable and the other two children cannot be separated from her. We affirm the order. Y.G. based her argument of error on the juvenile court’s failure to assess Ebony’s mental and physical condition as it affected her adoptability. The juvenile court in fact had sufficient evidence to find Ebony at the very least specifically adoptable by the relative who is her current caretaker and who wants to adopt her. There is therefore no need to review the juvenile court’s findings regarding Evelyn’s and Anthony’s adoptability.