In re C.S. CA2/6

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Court of Appeal of CaliforniaSeptember 26, 2013B247702California1,603 words

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FACTS

D.U. gave birth to C.S. in 2001, but she had a substance abuse problem and was unable to care for the child. She decided that a relative should take care of this baby boy and she "agreed" to a guardianship. The superior court granted a guardianship petition appointing J.Q. as the legal guardian of C.S. In May 2012, HSA filed a juvenile dependency petition. It alleged J.Q. was unable to care for C.S. because she had a substance abuse problem, mental problems, and "a history of gang affiliation." After a jurisdiction/disposition hearing, C.S. was declared "a dependent child of the [c]ourt." The trial court ordered HSA to provide family maintenance services to J.Q. After a six-month review hearing, the court ordered family maintenance services to continue. In January 2013, HSA filed a detention report, noting that C.S. had been placed with J.Q.'s grandparents. In that report, the social worker said J.Q. did not "actively participate in the case plan," and she and the child "have mental issues that are not adequately being addressed." He said J.Q. "engaged in two recent domestic violence incidents with her husband and has not followed through with filing a restraining…

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