In re S.A. CA4/1

Filed 5/13/24 In re S.A. CA4/1

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COURT OF APPEAL, FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION ONE

STATE OF CALIFORNIA

In re S.A. et al., Persons Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law. D083270 SAN DIEGO COUNTY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY, (Super. Ct. No. J521278A/B)

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

J.A.,

Defendant and Appellant.

APPEAL from orders of the Superior Court of San Diego County, Marissa A. Bejarano, Judge. Appeal dismissed. Valerie N. Lankford, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. Claudia G. Silva, County Counsel, Lisa M. Maldonado, Chief Deputy County Counsel, and Indra N. Bennett, Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent.

INTRODUCTION J.A. (Mother) appeals juvenile court orders declaring her children, S.A. and R.A., dependents of the juvenile court pursuant to Welfare and

Institutions Code section 300, subdivision (b)(1)(D).1 Mother contends the juvenile court’s jurisdictional findings are not supported by substantial evidence. As we shall discuss, we conclude Mother’s appeal is not justiciable because the unchallenged jurisdictional findings against the children’s father, R.V. (Father), support continued jurisdiction over the children. We therefore dismiss the appeal. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND Mother and Father were both diagnosed with schizophrenia and have experienced auditory and visual hallucinations as symptoms of their diagnoses. Additionally, Mother was diagnosed with an intellectual disability, and Father with anxiety, depression, and paranoia. The parents have a history of failing to take their medications as prescribed, and they have not consistently engaged in mental health treatment. Between September 2022 and June 2023, the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency (Agency) received four referrals involving