In re A.W. CA2/6

Filed 12/19/22 In re A.W. CA2/6 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS California Rules of Court, rule 8.1115(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for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 This opinion has not been certified for publication or ordered published for purposes of rule 8.1115.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

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION SIX

In re A.W., a Person Coming 2d Juv. No. B321007 Under the Juvenile Court (Super. Ct. No. J072943) Law. (Ventura County)

VENTURA COUNTY HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

D.W. et al.,

Defendant and Appellant.

B.W. (Mother) and D.W. (Father) appeal from the juvenile court’s order terminating their parental rights to their daughter, A.W., and selecting adoption as the permanent plan. (Welf. &

Inst. Code,1 § 366.26.) They contend the court erred in finding the beneficial parental relationship exception did not apply. (Id., subd. (c)(1)(B)(i).) We affirm. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY When A.W. was born, she was placed in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) for over three weeks due to in utero drug exposure. A.W. suffered withdrawal symptoms and required methadone administration for several weeks after birth. After she was discharged from the hospital, she was placed in a foster home, where she has lived ever since. A.W. has never lived with Mother and Father. In October 2021, the Ventura County Human Services Agency (the Agency) filed a juvenile petition (§ 300) alleging that Mother tested positive for fentanyl on multiple occasions while pregnant with A.W. The petition also alleged that Mother had a history of substance abuse and suffered mental health issues. The petition alleged Father had a history of substance abuse and knew or reasonably should have known about Mother’s substance abuse. The petition further alleged that two of A.W.’s half-siblings were previously declared dependents of the court. One sibling was declared a dependent due to the child’s prenatal substance exposure, Mother’s substance abuse, and her mental health issues. The other sibling was declared a dependent due to Father’s substance abuse, incarceration, and failure to provide care. At the jurisdiction/disposition hearing, the juvenile court sustained the petition and bypassed Mother and Father’s reunification services. It ordered a supervised visitation schedule