In re W.P. CA3

Filed 6/26/24 In re W.P. CA3 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED California Rules of Court, rule 8.1115(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published,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(b). This opinion has not been certified for publication or ordered published for purposes of rule 8.1115.

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT (El Dorado) ----

In re W.P., a Person Coming Under the Juvenile Court C099903 Law.

EL DORADO COUNTY HEALTH AND HUMAN (Super. Ct. No. 22JD0047) SERVICES AGENCY,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

K.P.,

Defendant and Appellant.

Mother K.P. appeals from the juvenile court’s November 7, 2023 order terminating mother’s parental rights and freeing minor W.P. for adoption. (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 366.26.)1 Mother argues the juvenile court erred in finding it was likely minor would be adopted. We will affirm the juvenile court’s orders.

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

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I. BACKGROUND Minor was taken into protective custody in August 2021, when he was about eight months old. In August 2021, the El Dorado County Health and Human Services Agency (the Agency) filed a section 300 petition on behalf of the then eight-month-old minor, alleging: (1) mother had a substance abuse problem that impaired her ability to adequately care for minor; (2) minor had been diagnosed with a rare immunodeficiency that keeps the minor’s immune system from functioning properly, and mother had failed to obtain proper medical treatment for minor; and (3) father (who is not a party to this appeal) had a substance abuse problem and was unable to adequately care for minor. (§ 300, subd. (b)(1).) The petition further alleged minor tested positive at birth for fentanyl and methadone. In addition, mother delayed getting medical treatment for minor when he had a bleeding episode, and she had delayed a needed stem cell transplant for minor. Minor was detained and initially placed with a foster family. On August 5, 2022, the minor was then placed with the maternal aunt. The maternal aunt gave up placement of minor on August 24, 2022, because mother was harassing maternal aunt. Minor was placed in a resource family home. No other family members were willing to take placement of minor given his significant medical needs. An August 2022 jurisdiction report noted that minor saw a hematologist and immunologist through UC Davis Medical Center for his immunodeficiency. Minor needed a stem cell transplant at UC San Francisco Medical Center (UCSF). The entire procedure would take nine months, including 10 to 14 days of chemotherapy, a six-week hospitalization after the transplant, and then two to three months of medical housing near UCSF. The procedures had not been scheduled, and mother was not able to use hospital housing because of her substance abuse problems. Minor would get sicker the longer he waited for the transplant. Mother failed to properly use oral and topical medication that had been prescribed for minor. Mother also refused to participate in services.