KC

Petitioner K.C., mother of the minor, seeks an extraordinary writ (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.452) to vacate the orders of the juvenile court made at the disposition hearing which denied reunification services and set a Welfare and Institutions Code section 366.26 hearing (undesignated section references are to the Welfare and Institutions Code). Petitioner argues the court abused its discretion in denying her services. We shall deny the petition and vacate the previously ordered stay of the juvenile court proceedings.

FACTS

The newborn minor was removed from petitioner’s custody in September 2009. The minor was at risk of neglect from petitioner, who had a history of addiction and had failed to reunify with the minor’s half siblings. The minor was also at risk of sexual abuse because the father had a conviction for violation of Penal Code section 288, subdivision (a), involving a five-year-old child. Petitioner was aware of the father’s conviction but did not appear to recognize the danger he posed to the minor. The mother had been counseled not to smoke while pregnant with the minor due to the negative effects her smoking had on a half sibling, but petitioner did not…