In re K.B. CA2/5

Filed 11/19/20 In re K.B. CA2/5 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION FIVE

In re K.B. et al., Persons B304427 Coming Under the Juvenile (Los Angeles County Court Law. Super. Ct. No. 19LJJP00530A–D)

LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

K.D.,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of the County of Los Angeles, Michael C. Kelley, Judge. Affirmed.

Caitlin Christian, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. Mary C. Wickham, County Counsel, Kim Nemoy, Acting Assistant County Counsel, Sarah Vesecky, Senior Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

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I. INTRODUCTION

K.D. (mother) appeals from the juvenile court’s exit order granting sole physical custody of her four children to their father S.B. (father). According to mother, because the court was unaware of its obligation to consider the best interests of the children when making its custody order, and instead considered improper criteria, that order must be reversed. We affirm.

II. BACKGROUND

On August 1, 2019, the Department of Children and Family Services (Department) filed a Welfare and Institutions Code section 3001 petition alleging against mother2 that she physically