In re Z.F.-G. CA4/2

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION TWO

In re Z.F.-G., a Person Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law.

SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY E080883 CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, (Super.Ct.No. J291393) Plaintiff and Respondent, OPINION v.

R.F.,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from the Superior Court of San Bernardino County. Lynn M. Poncin,

Judge. Reversed in part and affirmed in part.

Jill Smith, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and

Appellant.

Tom Bunton, County Counsel, and David Guardado, Deputy County Counsel, for

Plaintiff and Respondent. 1

This dependency was precipitated mainly by the mother’s relationship with a

drug-abusing sex offender and his domestic violence against her and her son Z.F.-G (Z.

or child), but also by the mother’s own drug use and her corporal punishment of Z. Even

before the dependency was filed, the mother ended the relationship. During the

dependency, she successfully completed every aspect of her reunification services plan

— except substance abuse treatment. She dropped out of outpatient treatment for a while

and repeatedly tested “dirty” both in and out of treatment.