In re Emely R. CA2/2

Filed 11/3/22 In re Emely R. CA2/2 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION TWO

In re EMELY R., a Person B316945 Coming Under the Juvenile (Los Angeles County Super. Court Law. Ct. No. 21CCJP05046A)

LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

ESTHER R.,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from the orders of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Philip L. Soto, Judge. Affirmed.

Christopher R. Booth, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.

Dawyn R. Harrison, Acting County Counsel, Kim Nemoy, Assistant County Counsel, and Stephen Watson, Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

****** Esther R. (mother) appeals the juvenile court orders asserting dependency jurisdiction over her newborn daughter Emely R. (Emely), and removing Emely from her custody. Because both orders are supported by substantial evidence, we affirm. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND I. Family Mother has five children—Erick R., Monica R., David R., Ismael M., and Emely. I.D. is the father of the youngest four children. II. Termination of Parental Rights over Mother’s Middle Three Children In 2018, the juvenile court initially exerted dependency jurisdiction over Monica, David, and Ismael after finding that mother was unable to care for the children because she housed them in a residence that was literally crawling with roaches, coated in dirt and grime, littered with trash and un-sprung mouse traps, and snaked throughout with electrical cords. A psychological evaluation prepared in 2019 opined that mother