Christine M. v. Superior Court
Opinion
Opinion
Klein, J.
Petitioners Eusebio V. (father) and Christine M. (mother) seek writ review (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 366.26, subd. (l); Cal. Rules of Court, rule 39.1B) of respondent court’s order terminating family reunification services and setting a hearing under section 366.26 as to minor Diana M. on March 15, 1999. We deny the writ.
Factual and Procedural Background
1. Proceedings through disposition.
The minor was declared a ward of the court pursuant to section 300 based on a petition filed February 14, 1997. As sustained, the petition alleged: the minor had been bom with a positive toxicological screen for methamphetamines; minor’s sibling Nora A. had been bom with a positive toxicological screen for methamphetamines; mother is a frequent user of methamphetamines; and father is presently unable to care for the minor.
The Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) filed an application for petition on February 13, 1997, which indicated mother denied “a drug problem and denies she was using any drags when the [minor] was bom.” The report noted mother previously had been offered services after Nora A.’s drag-exposed birth in 1995. Mother agreed at that time…