In Re Urayna L.

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75 Cal. App. 4th 883·89 Cal. Rptr. 2d 437
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaOctober 15, 1999B129396California1,517 words

Opinion

Opinion

Kimberly L. (mother) appeals from an order entered January 5, 1999, which terminated her parental rights as to her child, Urayna L., thus freeing Urayna for adoption pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 366.26. [1] We affirm that order.

Mother had a substance abuse problem. She had placed Urayna with a relative, but that relative died, which apparently brought Urayna to the attention of Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) when mother's twin boys were born and tested positive for drugs. Mother ended up in jail, and her children, including Urayna, became dependents of the court and were placed in foster care. Services were provided to mother, who did not complete the reunification plan. Time ran out, and the trial court terminated reunification services. Urayna was found to be adoptable, and mother's parental rights were terminated.

At the hearing at which mother's rights were terminated, the trial court had before it a report which included a review, pursuant to section 366.22, subdivision (b)(2), of the amount of and nature of the contact between Urayna and her biological relatives during the time she had been a…

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