In re I.T. CA3

Filed 12/29/21 In re I.T. CA3 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED California Rules of Court, rule 8.1115(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published,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 This opinion has not been certified for publication or ordered published for purposes of rule 8.1115.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 THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT (Sacramento) ----

In re I.T., a Person Coming Under the Juvenile Court C094108 Law.

SACRAMENTO COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF (Super. Ct. No. JD240477) CHILD, FAMILY AND ADULT SERVICES,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

C.B.,

Defendant and Appellant.

C.B., mother of the minor (mother), appeals from the juvenile court’s order terminating parental rights and freeing the minor for adoption. (Welf. & Inst. Code, §§ 366.26, 395.)1 Mother contends the court erred by finding the beneficial parental

1 Undesignated statutory references are to the Welfare and Institutions Code.

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relationship exception to adoption did not apply. (§ 366.26, subd. (c)(1)(B)(i).) We will affirm the juvenile court’s order. BACKGROUND On March 4, 2020, the Sacramento County Department of Child, Family and Adult Services (Department) filed a dependency petition on behalf of the minor I.T. pursuant to section 300, subdivision (b), alleging mother’s substance abuse problem, from which she failed and/or refused to rehabilitate, impaired her judgment and ability to provide care, protection, and supervision for the newborn minor who tested positive for methamphetamine at birth. It was further alleged, pursuant to section 300, subdivision (j), that I.T.’s sibling, L.T., had been adjudged a dependent of the juvenile court due in part to substance abuse issues related to both mother and father S.T. (parents) and the parents’ failure to participate in court-ordered reunification services resulting in termination of those services. Both parents were present at the initial hearing on March 5, 2020. The court ordered the minor removed from the parents’ care and custody and ordered the Department to provide reunification services and visitation to the parents. The March 2020 jurisdiction/disposition report noted the Department’s concern for the minor due to mother’s untreated substance abuse problem and the parents’ failure to participate in reunification services for the minor’s sibling, L.T. The Department recommended the court sustain the petition and bypass both parents for reunification services pursuant to section 361.5, subdivision (b)(10) and (13). According to the first addendum report filed July 7, 2020, the social worker’s repeated attempts to contact and meet with the parents between April and July 2020 were unsuccessful, though the parents were speaking by telephone with the minor’s caregiver and participating in video visits with the minor and her sibling. A second addendum report filed August 20, 2020, informed the court regarding the parents’ progress in services. Mother reportedly completed her parenting classes and