In re A.T. CA3

Filed 12/14/22 In re A.T. CA3 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED California Rules of Court, rule 8.1115(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published,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 This opinion has not been certified for publication or ordered published for purposes of rule 8.1115.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 A.T., a Person Coming Under the Juvenile Court C095351 Law.

SACRAMENTO COUNTY DEPARTMENT (Super. Ct. No. JD240497) OF CHILD, FAMILY AND ADULT SERVICES,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

K.R.,

Defendant and Appellant.

K.R. (mother) appeals from the juvenile court’s orders terminating parental rights and freeing A.T. (the minor) for adoption. (Welf. & Inst. Code, §§ 366.26, 395.)1 Mother contends the juvenile court erred in finding that the beneficial parental relationship exception to adoption did not apply. As part of her contention, she argues

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

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the social worker’s reports lacked objective reporting. Because her argument regarding the social worker’s reports is forfeited and her other arguments lack merit, we will affirm the judgment. BACKGROUND In March 2020, the Sacramento County Department of Child, Family and Adult Services (the Department) filed a section 300 petition on behalf of the then-two-year-old minor based on the unsanitary conditions of the home, the presence of controlled substances in the home and accessible to the minor, the minor having been left without adequate supervision, mother’s untreated substance abuse, and mother’s involvement of the minor and her half siblings in the distribution of controlled substances. Mother and the minor’s father were incarcerated on charges related to the allegations in the petition and the juvenile court ordered mother to have no contact with the minor pending further orders. At mother’s request, the minor was detained in the home of a nonrelated extended family member. The minor adjusted well to her placement and appeared happy and comfortable. The minor’s caregiver reported she had toilet trained the minor within a few weeks of her placement. The minor’s half siblings (who are not part of this appeal) were placed with relatives in separate homes. The minor and the siblings visited weekly. In July 2020, the juvenile court ordered supervised visits for mother. The combined jurisdiction and disposition hearing did not take place until September 2020. The juvenile court sustained the petition, adjudged the minor a dependent child of the court, and ordered reunification services. Mother and father had already been participating in services and visiting the minor twice weekly. The visits were held virtually during the pandemic but there were no expressed concerns about the visits. In March 2021, the social worker reported that mother was living in a sober living home and looking for alternative housing. According to the report, mother did not