In Re Daisy D.

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144 Cal. App. 4th 287·50 Cal. Rptr. 3d 242
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaOctober 27, 2006C052499California1,817 words

Opinion

Opinion

Tracy S. (appellant), the mother of Daisy D. (the minor), appeals from the juvenile court's order terminating her parental rights. (Welf. & Inst.Code, [1] §§ 366.26, 395.) Appellant contends the juvenile court erred by failing to find an exception to adoption based on interference with the minor's sibling relationships. (§ 366.26, subd. (c)(1)(E).) We shall affirm.

In April 2004, Sacramento County Health and Human Services filed a juvenile dependency petition concerning the 18-month-old minor, as well as her two half-siblings (ages four and seven), alleging in part that appellant had a substance abuse problem for which she had received family maintenance services and yet continued to use controlled substances. Later reports explained that the minor tested positive for methamphetamine at birth and the family accepted informal supervision at that time. According to the jurisdictional report, between August 2002 and the filing of the petition, appellant completed numerous services in conjunction with informal supervision.

The juvenile court sustained the petition and ordered reunification services.

Initially, the minor was placed in a foster home with her half-siblings…

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