In re Christopher H. CA5

Filed 9/30/20 In re Christopher H. CA5

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FIFTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

In re CHRISTOPHER H., JR., et al., Persons Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law.

TULARE COUNTY HEALTH AND HUMAN F080663 SERVICES, (Super. Ct. Nos. JJV072220A, Plaintiff and Respondent, JJV072220B)

v. OPINION G.G.,

Defendant and Appellant.

THE COURT* APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Tulare County. Robin L. Wolfe, Judge. Jacob I. Olson, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent. -ooOoo-

* Before Detjen, Acting P.J., Franson, J. and Snauffer, J.

Appellant, G.G. (mother), mother of now five-year-old Christopher H., Jr., (Christopher) and three-year-old Nicolas H., appealed from the juvenile court’s December 23, 2019 orders denying her modification petition under Welfare and Institutions Code section 3881 requesting reunification services (section 388 petition) and terminating her parental rights. After reviewing the juvenile court record, mother’s court-appointed counsel informed this court he could find no arguable issues to raise on mother’s behalf. This court granted mother leave to personally file a letter setting forth a good cause showing that an arguable issue of reversible error exists. (In re Phoenix H. (2009) 47 Cal.4th 835, 844 (Phoenix H.).) Mother submitted a letter in which she informs this court she is fully engaged in recovery from substance abuse and participating in parenting classes. She asks for an opportunity to be a part of her children’s lives and to prove she can be accountable for her actions. She does not, however, allege the juvenile court erred in denying her section 388 petition and in terminating her parental rights. We conclude mother failed to set forth a good cause showing that any arguable issue of reversible error arose from the termination hearing. (Phoenix H., supra, 47 Cal.4th at p. 844.) Consequently, we dismiss the appeal. PROCEDURAL AND FACTUAL SUMMARY Dependency proceedings were initiated in March 2019 after the Tulare County Health and Human Services Agency (agency) received a referral mother was using methamphetamine, was homeless living out of a car and smoked drugs in the car with the children present. Mother admitted using methamphetamine although not in front of the children. She also admitted a history of selling drugs. The agency took the children, then three-year-old Christopher and 20-month-old Nicolas, into protective custody and filed a dependency petition on their behalf, alleging