ANDREA L. v. Superior Court

Petitioner Andrea L. (mother) seeks writ review (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 366.26, subd. (/); Cal. Rules of Court, rule 39.IB) of respondent court’s order terminating family reunification services as to minors Chavonne F. (born May 8, 1983), Larry F. (bom May 3, 1985), and Joshua F. (born Dec. 16, 1992), and setting the matter for a hearing under section 366.26 on July 10, 1998. We deny the writ.

Factual and Procedural Background

1. Jurisdictional basis, disposition and placement of the minors.

The minors were declared wards of the court pursuant to section 300 based on an amended petition which, as sustained with respect to mother, alleged mother left the minors with maternal great-grandmother on July 31, 1996, without making provisions for the minors’ care; mother has inflicted trauma on the minors by punishing them excessively with a belt causing unreasonable pain and suffering; mother has a history of drug abuse which renders mother periodically incapable of providing regular care for the minors; the minors have been left without adequate supervision or food for up to three days at a time; and, the minors have been exposed to violent altercations between mother and…