I.A. v. Superior Court CA2/6

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION SIX

I.A., 2d Juv. No. B313488 (Super. Ct. No. J072546) Petitioner, (Ventura County)

v.

THE SUPERIOR COURT OF VENTURA COUNTY,

Respondent;

VENTURA COUNTY HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY,

Real Party in Interest.

In a petition for extraordinary writ, I.A. (Mother) challenges the juvenile court’s order terminating reunification services and setting the matter for a selection and implementation hearing regarding her daughter, Y.V. (Welf. &

Inst. Code, § 366.26, subd. (l)1; Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.452.) We deny the petition. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY Mother and Father frequently fought verbally and physically. On May 27, 2020, when Y.V. was six months old, Mother and Father pushed each other while Mother was holding the child. Both pulled the child to attempt to gain possession. Mother grabbed Father, pulled him to the ground, punched him, and choked him until he began to lose consciousness. Y.V. cried throughout the incident. Mother had been using methamphetamine for over 13 years. She had a pattern of using substances in the first trimester of pregnancies, remaining sober through the birth and breastfeeding, then resuming drug use. Father obtained methamphetamine for her and they used it together daily. Father also used heroin. On at least one occasion after they used drugs, Mother did not wake up to attend to Y.V. when she was crying. The juvenile court sustained the dependency petition and ordered reunification services. (§ 300, subds. (b)(1), (j).) At the six-month review hearing, the Human Services Agency reported that Mother and Father continued to have frequent arguments in which Father yelled at Mother. The court noted that they both needed to make further progress regarding their interactions and ordered that reunification services continue. In April 2021, Mother left Y.V. in the care of Father. She denied doing so to the social worker. Days later, she rode in a vehicle while holding Y.V.’s infant brother in her arms without