In re A.M. CA2/4

Filed 11/15/23 In re A.M. CA2/4 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS California Rules of Court, rule 8.1115(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for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(a). This opinion has not been certified for publication or ordered published for purposes of rule 8.1115(a).

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

In re A.M., a Person Coming B325354 Under the Juvenile Court Law.

LOS ANGELES COUNTY Los Angeles County DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN Super. Ct. No. AND FAMILY SERVICES, 17CCJP01728 Plaintiff and Respondent, v. I.M., Defendant and Appellant. In C.M. et al., Persons Coming B325364 Under the Juvenile Court Law. LOS ANGELES COUNTY Los Angeles County DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN Super. Ct. No. DK19774 AND FAMILY SERVICES, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. I.M., Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Kristen Byrdsong, Judge Pro Tempore. Affirmed. Ernesto Paz Rey, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. Dawyn R. Harrison, County Counsel, Kim Nemoy, Assistant County Counsel, Jacklyn K. Louie, Principal Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent. _________________________________________

INTRODUCTION

This appeal arises out of the dependency proceedings relating to 13-year-old C.M., 10-year-old Ja.F., 9-year-old Jo.F., and 6-year-old A.M., the children of I.M. (mother).1 Mother challenges the order denying her petition filed under Welfare and Institutions Code2 section 388, by which she sought to terminate the legal guardianship established over the children and have them returned to her care. The parties are familiar with the facts and procedural history of the case, so we do not fully restate those details here. Instead, in the Discussion, post, we discuss the facts as needed to provide context for and resolve the issues presented on appeal. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm.

1 Mother has two other children, 12-year-old A.F. and 5-year- old J.M., both of whom are in her care and are not at issue in this appeal. C.M.’s father is L.M. and his whereabouts are unknown. M.F. is the father of mother’s other children. L.M. and M.F. are not parties to this appeal. 2 All undesignated statutory references are to the Welfare and Institutions Code.

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