In re Julie F. CA2/6

Filed 8/22/16 In re Julie F. CA2/6 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS California Rules of Court, rule 8.1115(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for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 This opinion has not been certified for publication or ordered published for purposes of rule 8.1115.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 SIX

In re JULIE F., a Person Coming Under the 2d Juv. No. B268939 Juvenile Court Law. (Super. Ct. No. J070685) (Ventura County)

VENTURA COUNTY HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

MARIA L.,

Defendant and Appellant.

The trial court terminated dependency jurisdiction and issued a family law exit order.1 It granted F.F. (Father) legal and physical custody of 16-month-old Julie F. and ordered monthly four-hour supervised visits for Maria L. (Mother). Mother contends the court improperly delegated control over supervised visits to Father and abused its discretion when it imposed limits on the duration and frequency of her visits. We affirm.

1 Welfare and Institutions Code section 362.4.

BACKGROUND Mother has a long history of substance abuse and related criminal activity. In other dependency proceedings, Mother did not reunify with five of her eight children, four of whom were “born drug exposed.” In September 2015, Mother shared custody of 14-month-old Julie with Father. She also had custody of 14-year-old Savanah A., Julie’s half sibling. Mother was on probation and working as the manager of a residential recovery center. She relapsed, left the center, and absconded from probation supervision. A warrant issued for her arrest. On September 14, the Ventura County Human Services Agency (Agency) detained Savanah but could not locate Mother or Julie. On September 22, Father filed an application in family court for sole custody of Julie. Father has sole custody of their other two children. On September 27, Mother tried to cash a fraudulent check. Julie was with her. Mother had methamphetamine and a pipe in her clothing. She was arrested. The Agency removed Julie from her care. (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 300, subds. (b), (j).) The juvenile court found prima facie evidence to detain Julie. The Agency placed Julie in foster care and, later, with Father. On December 1, 2015, the juvenile court conducted a contested jurisdiction and disposition hearing. It received the Agency’s September and November reports in evidence. Mother appeared and testified. The family’s social worker also testified. The court sustained the petition. It found supervision was no longer necessary because Father was adequately providing for and protecting Julie. It terminated dependency, dismissed the case, and issued an order granting sole physical and legal custody to Father with monthly four-hour supervised visits to Mother. DISCUSSION When the juvenile court terminates jurisdiction over a dependent minor whose parents are involved in family court proceedings, it may issue an “exit order” which will govern custody or visitation until the family court terminates or modifies the