In re D.W. CA2/2

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION TWO

In re D.W., a Person Coming B325908 Under the Juvenile Court Law. (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. 22CCJP01410A)

LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

C.M.,

Defendant and Appellant.

THE COURT:

C.M. (Mother) appeals a juvenile court order terminating parental rights to her daughter D.W. (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 366.26.)1 Appointed counsel filed a brief raising no arguable issues. (In re Phoenix H. (2009) 47

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

Cal.4th 835, 844–846.) Mother’s supplemental brief does not cite the record or legal authority, or show any arguable issue. Accordingly, we dismiss the appeal. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY Mother has a history of dependency court involvement. In 2021, the court terminated parental rights to her daughter J.W. The sustained petition arose from Mother’s substance abuse, untreated mental condition, and her abandonment of three-month-old J.W., first in a store and then in the middle of a street. Mother also lost custody of a son born in 2014. Before D.W.’s birth, in April 2022, police brought Mother to the hospital after she had an altercation and removed her clothing at a nail salon. At the hospital, she removed her gown and insisted on being naked. When Mother gave birth to D.W., she tested positive for marijuana, verbally abused nurses, threw a COVID-19 test swab, resisted having blood drawn, refused to wear a pad and was bleeding on the bed, floor, and herself, and defied hospital policy that newborns sleep in a bassinette. Mother admitted using marijuana several times daily while pregnant. A social worker (CSW) from Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) learned that Mother is bipolar, does not take medication for her condition, and is violent and verbally abusive. She sent threatening messages to D.W.’s father and said she planned to sell D.W. for $40,000. The paternal grandmother reported that Mother is violent. D.W.’s father said Mother “had breakdowns constantly,” destroyed property, was violent, and often went nude in public. The court issued an order to remove D.W. from Mother, who refused to relinquish the baby. Law enforcement came to the hospital to assist. Mother appeared to have severe mental health issues. D.W. was placed with her sister J.W., who lives with adoptive parents; the family wishes to adopt D.W. as well. At the end of April 2022, Mother had a manic episode and was assessed for hospitalization. In May 2022, Mother went to Hawaii. She told CSW she was on vacation but was in a psychiatric ward in Honolulu. She refused to take medication, saying “ ‘I don’t need it.’ ” In June 2022, Mother was hospitalized