A.The People v. Superior Court CA1/2

STATEMENT OF THE CASE AND FACTS

Abagail B. and Brianna B. were initially taken into protective custody in December 2007, when they were eight years old and four years old respectively. The

1 Welfare and Institutions Code section 3001 petition alleged that petitioner had failed or was unable to supervise or protect the children adequately. Petitioner had been living in a motel room with Abagail, Brianna, her two older daughters (Latasha, age 15, and Katrina, age 13), her boyfriend Timothy P., and an adult woman. Petitioner made arrangements for someone to care for the younger girls so she could enter a detoxification program, but after several days, the caregiver decided she could no longer care for the children and was unable to contact petitioner. Over the preceding few months there had been reported incidents of domestic violence in which petitioner was injured, and admitted drug and alcohol abuse by petitioner, Timothy, and the two older children. By the time of the detention hearing, petitioner was living with her older daughters and Timothy in his small, one-room house. The Department of Health and Human Services (Department) found the home too small for two adults and four…