In re Angelina F. CA1/1

Filed 6/2/22 In re Angelina F. CA1/1 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN OFFICIAL REPORTS California Rules of Court, rule 8.1115(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or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 This opinion has not been certified for publication or ordered published for purposes of rule 8.1115.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 ONE

In re ANGELINA F., a Person Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law.

SONOMA COUNTY HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT, Plaintiff and Respondent, A163598 v. (Sonoma County C.F., Super. Ct. No. DEP-5463-02) Defendant and Appellant.

C.F. (mother) appeals from a juvenile court dispositional order denying her visitation with her daughter, Angelina, after Angelina’s removal from the care of a legal guardian. We conclude that the court did not err by finding that visitation with mother would be detrimental and therefore affirm. I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND Angelina was originally removed from mother’s care in March 2018, shortly before turning 10 years old. Mother “struggled with homelessness, substance abuse, and mental health challenges,” and exposed Angelina and

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her siblings to domestic violence. In February 2020, mother’s reunification services were terminated, and Angelina’s foster mother became the legal guardian of Angelina and her younger sister.1 In August 2021, the Sonoma County Human Services Department (Department) filed a petition alleging that the juvenile court had jurisdiction over then 13-year-old Angelina under Welfare and Institutions Code2 section 300, subdivision (c), based on the allegation that she was depressed and suicidal and “require[d] a higher level of care and supervision” than her guardian could provide. The detention report noted that “[i]n addition to struggling with social isolation and the pandemic, Angelina ha[d] also been disappointed and upset by . . . mother becoming pregnant and losing custody of . . . two older siblings in April of 2021.” Angelina had “exhibit[ed] an escalating pattern of self-harm behaviors . . . including cutting, attempting to overdose on pills, and alcohol use,” and she had been hospitalized twice for suicide attempts in the previous month. Her guardian was concerned that Angelina might “fatally harm herself without constant supervision” but hoped “to work with the Department to ensure that Angelina receives the specialized care she needs to stabilize so she can return to the home.” The juvenile court ordered Angelina detained, and she was placed in a group home. In September 2021, the Department filed a jurisdiction/disposition report recommending that Angelina not be placed with mother, that mother not receive reunification services, and that the two not have any contact. Since being detained, Angelina had attempted to run away from the group