In re A.W. CA3

FACTS

In March 2008, the Shasta County Health and Human Services Agency (Agency) filed a petition to remove A.W., age seven; D.S., age three; and I.S., age 13 months from parental custody due to appellant’s drug issues. Mother successfully reunified and the first dependency was terminated in October 2009. The Agency filed a new petition in September 2010 to remove the minors from mother after D.S., then five years old, took a bag of methamphetamine to school. The court ordered the minors detained. At the detention hearing, mother signed a notice of rights and responsibilities which stated, in pertinent part: “The California Welfare and Institutions Code requires that the Court provide you with the following information concerning your rights and responsibilities during juvenile dependency court proceedings: [¶] 1. Right to an Attorney: You have the right to have an attorney represent you at all hearings . . . The court will appoint an attorney for you if you are unable to afford one. [¶] 2. Hearing Rights You are entitled to the following: [¶] A. To be present at all hearings [¶] . . . [¶] D. You have a limited right to assert the privilege against self-incrimination. . . . [¶]…