In re K.C. CA2/7

facts alleged under section 300, subdivision (b). The DCFS also asserts that the juvenile court abused its discretion in ordering reunification services for the children’s mother, Tiffany M., because there was insufficient evidence to support a finding that reunification was in the children’s best interest. We affirm the juvenile court’s jurisdiction order, but reverse the portion of the disposition order granting reunification services to Mother and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

I. Juvenile Dependency History2

Tiffany M. (Mother) is the mother of nine children, all of whom have been the subject of dependency proceedings: D.H. (a girl born July 2000), E.H. (a girl born June 2001), J.H. (a boy born September 2002), W.M. (a girl born January 2004), K.M. (a boy born March 2005 also known as Baby Boy M.), K.R. (a boy born July 2006), K.L. (a girl born February 2008), and Kd.C. and Kl.C. (twin boys born July 2011). Only the two youngest children, Kd.C. and Kl.C., are the subject of the present appeal.

All further statutory references are to the Welfare and Institutions Code. These dependency…