In Re Javier G.

Kathleen Murphy Mallinger, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for the Minors.

McINTYRE, J.

Maria S. appeals from the adjudication and disposition orders of the juvenile court under Welfare and Institutions Code section 387. (Statutory references are to the Welfare and Institutions Code unless otherwise specified.) Maria contends the section 387 petition failed to state a cause of action, and the court's findings and orders sustaining the petition and removing the children from parental custody were not supported by substantial evidence. The children, Javier and Hector, join Maria's brief in its entirety. (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 13; rule references are to California Rules of Court.) The judgment is affirmed.

Maria S. has four children: Javier G., born in 1989, Hector, born in 1991, Nancy born in 1992, and Eduardo, born in 1993. Only Javier and Hector (together, older brothers) are the subjects of this appeal.

In January 2003 the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency (the Agency), detained the children and filed petitions alleging Maria subjected Nancy to inappropriate discipline and the boys were at risk of similar abuse. After sustaining the section 300…