In re A.W. CA3

I. BACKGROUND

This description is limited given mother’s complaints on appeal. A. The Initial Case The initial case began after mother tested positive for cocaine and marijuana at A.J.’s birth in December 2022. Shortly thereafter, the San Joaquin County Human Services Agency (the Agency) filed the original section 300 petition alleging A.W., as 2 well as Al.W. and A.J., were at risk due to mother’s substance abuse, lack of safe/stable housing, and mother’s failure to meet the children’s basic health, safety, and medical needs. Included among the allegations was that A.W. tested positive for cocaine at birth in 2018, and mother was referred for but did not complete substance abuse treatment. Mother started using cocaine at age 17 and had last used cocaine the week before. A.W. and Al.W were four and five years old, while A.J. was a newborn. The juvenile court detained all three children on December 12, 2022, and ordered supervised visitation. In January 2023, the petition was amended to remove certain allegations concerning A.W.’s behaviors. Thereafter, mother submitted on the petition and was referred to drug court. The juvenile court officially took jurisdiction on…