In re K.C. CA1/4

Filed 12/14/21 In re K.C. CA1/4 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN OFFICIAL REPORTS California Rules of Court, rule 8.1115(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or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 This opinion has not been certified for publication or ordered published for purposes of rule 8.1115.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

FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION FOUR

In re K.C. et al., Persons Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law.

SAN MATEO COUNTY HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY, A162413

Plaintiff and Respondent, (San Mateo County v. Super. Ct. No. 19JD0918) D.C., Defendant and Appellant.

D.C. (mother) appeals from juvenile court orders (1) finding that the San Mateo Human Services Agency (Agency) provided her reasonable family reunification services and (2) declining to extend her services for an additional six months. We affirm.

BACKGROUND On November 6, 2019, based on a request by the San Mateo County Human Services Agency (agency), the juvenile court issued a protective custody warrant because mother was unable to provide shelter for her two children, then ages five and six (collectively, the minors), and had been unwilling to engage in services. According to the agency’s request for a warrant, mother

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had been “exited” from the shelter where she had been living with the children on October 31, 2019 due to her failure to send the children to school, and she admitted to walking the streets with the children that night because she had no plan for shelter.1 On November 1, 2019, the agency provided mother with a voucher for 5 days in a motel, as mother had already used her shelter voucher for the year. The agency requested a protective custody warrant because mother did not have a plan to provide shelter for the minors after her motel voucher ran out. As a result of the issuance of the protective custody warrant, the children were detained in a county foster home. On November 8, 2019, the agency filed a petition pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 300, subdivision (b)(1)2, alleging mother’s failure or inability to protect the minors and her inability to provide regular care for the minors due to mental illness. The juvenile court ordered the children detained on November 12, 2019 and scheduled a jurisdictional hearing. 3 At the jurisdictional and dispositional hearing in February 2020, the court sustained the petition and declared the minors to be dependents of the court. Notably, mother had been hospitalized due to mental health issues in late 2019 and the original January 2020 hearing date had to be continued because