In re D.J. CA2/5

I. INTRODUCTION

A.W. (mother) appeals from the juvenile court’s denial of her Welfare and Institutions Code section 3881 petition. We affirm.

II. BACKGROUND

On May 5, 2021, the child, D.J., then five months old, was removed from mother. On August 2, 2021, the juvenile court sustained an amended section 300 petition that alleged the following counts: a-1 and b-2. Mother and her male companion engaged in a violent altercation in the child’s presence. a-2 and b-4. Mother had a history of violent and assaultive behavior in the child’s presence, she threw a can at and injured an unrelated woman, she struck maternal grandmother and

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2 vandalized her car, she was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon, and she had a conviction for battery. b-1. Mother placed the child in a detrimental and endangering situation when mother assaulted an unrelated woman, mother’s male companion brandished a BB gun, and mother and her male companion stole property from the unrelated woman. b-3. Mother had a history of substance abuse and currently abused marijuana and ecstasy pills. On March 3, 2020, mother, while…