In re J.M. CA4/2

FACTS

A. BACKGROUND

Mother has three children who are half siblings: Minor, D.J., and M.E. In

March 2024, Mother was 38 years old. Mother has been drinking alcohol since she was

a teenager. M.E., who was 19 years old in March 2024, told the Department social

worker that Mother “has had a substance abuse issue[] since [M.E.] was a small child.”

In 2012, Mother was convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol and causing

injury to another person. (Veh. Code, § 23153, subd. (a).)

1 All subsequent statutory references will be to the Welfare and Institutions Code unless otherwise indicated.

B. PRIOR CASE: D.J. AND M.E.

Mother’s daughter, D.J., was born in July 2013. Mother was convicted of sale or

transportation of methamphetamine (Health & Saf. Code, § 11379, subd. (a)) and

assault with a deadly weapon (Pen. Code, § 245, subd. (a)(1)). Mother was incarcerated

from March 2020 to December 2022. On March 20, 2020, plaintiff and respondent San

Bernardino County Children and Family Services (the Department) detained D.J. from

Mother. The juvenile court found true the allegations that D.J. was at risk of harm due

to Mother’s substance abuse, possession of…