A.R. v. Superior Court CA5

Filed 8/25/22 A.R. v. Superior Court CA5

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FIFTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

A.R., F084426 Petitioner, (Super. Ct. No. JD141401-00) v.

THE SUPERIOR COURT OF KERN COUNTY, OPINION Respondent;

KERN COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES,

Real Party in Interest.

THE COURT * ORIGINAL PROCEEDINGS; petition for extraordinary writ. Christie Canales Norris, Judge. A.R., in pro. per., for Petitioner. No appearance for Respondent. No appearance for Real Party in Interest. -ooOoo-

* Before Poochigian, Acting P. J., Detjen, J. and DeSantos, J.

A.R. (mother), in propria persona, seeks an extraordinary writ (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.452)1 from the juvenile court’s orders issued at the May 24, 2022, combined jurisdiction and disposition hearing on a supplemental petition (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 387)2 terminating family reunification services, and setting a section 366.26 hearing as to her now six-year-old daughter, M.M. Mother contends there was sufficient evidence of her progress to warrant continuing reunification efforts. We deny the petition. PROCEDURAL AND FACTUAL SUMMARY Four-year-old M.M. was removed from mother’s custody in September 2020 by the Kern County Department of Human Services (department) and placed in foster care because of mother’s methamphetamine use and untreated mental illness. Social workers went to mother’s home to investigate a report she was neglecting M.M. Mother said there were ghosts and demons in her home. She admitted using methamphetamine the week before but refused to spot test. She had a substance abuse history dating back to 2013. More recently, she pled guilty to possession of a controlled substance in February 2020. The juvenile court exercised its dependency jurisdiction over M.M. in December 2020, removed her from parental custody and ordered mother and G.M., M.M.’s presumed father (father), to participate in parenting and child neglect counseling, and submit to random drug testing. Mother was further ordered to participate in substance abuse counseling and complete a mental health assessment. The parents enrolled in the services ordered and regularly visited M.M. However, the department was concerned about their ability to safely parent her because they did not regularly participate in drug testing, and both tested positive for drugs in April 2021. In