C.B.

FACTS

On March 9, 2023, the County of San Luis Obispo Department of Social Services (DSS) filed a juvenile dependency petition (§ 300, subds. (b)(1) & (g)), alleging S.L. (Mother) failed to supervise and protect her young children, C.B. and C.B., because of her substance abuse problem. The children were removed from the home and placed in the home of a relative. Father was unable to care for the children because he was in prison. His criminal record included convictions for carjacking and robbery and multiple convictions for possession of controlled substances. After a jurisdictional hearing, the juvenile court found the allegations of the petition were true, the children were dependent persons under section 300, subdivision (b), and were properly removed from the custody of the parents. Mother was granted family reunification services; Father was not granted those services. On February 14, 2024, DSS filed a request to change the juvenile court’s prior orders. It determined Mother had complied with her case plan and the children should be returned to her. But, in October 2024, the children had to be removed from Mother because she had relapsed, tested positive for alcohol use,

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