In re Josiah M. CA2/3

Filed 5/23/23 In re Josiah M. CA2/3

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION THREE

In re Josiah M., a Person B318551 Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law.

LOS ANGELES COUNTY Los Angeles County DEPARTMENT OF Super. Ct. No. CHILDREN AND FAMILY 21CCJP05004A SERVICES,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

J.M.,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Mary E. Kelly, Judge. Appeal dismissed. Roni Keller, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. Dawyn R. Harrison, County Counsel, Kim Nemoy, Assistant County Counsel, and Melania Vartanian, Deputy County Counsel for Plaintiff and Respondent. _______________________________________

INTRODUCTION

J.M. (mother) appeals from the juvenile court’s disposition order declaring her son Josiah M. a dependent of the court. Mother contends insufficient evidence supports the court’s jurisdiction finding based on the parents’ history of domestic violence.1 After mother appealed, the court terminated jurisdiction and awarded her sole physical custody of Josiah. Because we cannot provide mother any effective relief, we dismiss her appeal as moot.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Mother and father have one child together, Josiah, who was born in January 2020. According to some of Josiah’s grandparents, mother and father have a toxic relationship, with a history of domestic violence. In early October 2021, the Department of Children and Family Services (Department) received two referrals alleging mother and father engaged in domestic violence in front of Josiah. Mother and Josiah’s maternal grandmother were arguing with father over the parents’ finances. Father became upset and threw an object at mother, hitting her. Mother called the police, and father fled. When the police arrived, mother refused to let them interview the maternal grandmother about the incident. Mother also declined an emergency protective order against father. After the maternal grandmother and the police left, father returned home. When father saw mother packing her bags, he