In re R.W. CA4/3

Filed 1/5/22 In re R.W. CA4/3

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION THREE

In re R.W., a Person Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law.

ORANGE COUNTY SOCIAL SERVICES AGENCY, G060413 Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. No. 18DP1054) v. OPINION K.A.,

Defendant and Appellant.

Appeal from an order of the Superior Court of Orange County, Antony C. Ufland, Judge. Affirmed. Elizabeth Klippi, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.

Leon J. Page, County Counsel, Karen L. Christensen and Kristen Lecong, Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent. * * * When the juvenile court terminated its jurisdiction over R.W., it entered an exit order granting his mother, appellant K.A. (Mother), four hours of supervised visitation per week. Mother challenges that order on appeal, asserting the court abused its discretion when it failed to grant her request for more liberal visitation. We disagree and therefore affirm. The visitation order was well within the court’s discretion.

FACTS This is our third opinion in this proceeding. As detailed in our previous unpublished opinions (In re R.W. (Oct. 19, 2020, G058884) and In re C.A. (Mar. 3, 2021, G059464)), Mother has an extensive history of methamphetamine abuse, a related criminal history, and various mental health issues, including paranoia, delusions, and hearing voices. In October 2018, the Orange County Social Services Agency (Agency) filed a juvenile dependency petition concerning Mother’s infant son, R.W., and his two 1 older half-sisters, based in large part on Mother’s unresolved mental health issues and substance abuse, as well as unresolved substance abuse by R.W.’s father. (See Welf. 2 & Inst. Code, § 300, subd. (b)(1).) The juvenile court found the allegations to be true, sustained the petition, removed the minors from their parents’ custody, and ordered reunification services. Mother’s case plan included a psychiatric evaluation, individual counseling, drug testing, parenting education, and a substance abuse program.