In re A.L. CA2/5

I. BACKGROUND

A. Proceedings Leading to Dependency Jurisdiction In January 2024, the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (the Department) received a referral alleging Mother was abusing drugs, smoking marijuana, and had mental health issues.1 According to Minor’s maternal

1 Mother had previously been involved in a prior dependency case. Minor has one older maternal half-sibling, Au.L., and in 2017, the juvenile court sustained allegations that Mother and Au.L.’s father were involved in a robbery and subsequent police vehicle pursuit while Au.L. was in the vehicle. When the vehicle stopped, Mother dangled Au.L. out of the vehicle so law enforcement would not use force when taking her and Au.L.’s father into custody. Au.L. was removed from Mother and eventually placed under the legal guardianship of maternal grandmother. Mother was incarcerated as a result of the incident and was released in October 2020.

3 aunt, Mother said she wanted to commit suicide three weeks earlier. Later in January 2024, the Department received another referral alleging Mother left Minor home alone while she went to another location to engage in a violent altercation. Mother…