T.G.
T.G. v. Super. Ct. CA2/6
Opinion
Opinion
FACTS
On January 14, 2014, the Ventura County Human Services Agency (HSA) filed a juvenile dependency petition (§ 300) alleging T.G. has a history of substance abuse which includes the use of methamphetamine. T.G. was arrested for possession of a controlled substance and a "smoking device" on October 17, 2013. She gave birth to Z.A. in January 2014 while she was incarcerated. HSA said her substance abuse problems, her "history of mental illness," and her "criminal lifestyle" interfere with her ability "to provide care and support" for the infant. HSA noted that T.G. "has a history of failing to provide care and support" for her other children. Three of them had been declared to be dependent children under section 300 by the juvenile court. C.M., T.G.'s daughter, was declared a dependent of the juvenile court on March 17, 2009, because of T.G.'s "chronic substance abuse and incarceration." HSA provided services to T.G., but she "could not maintain her sobriety and a legal guardianship was created in . . . 2009." D.D., T.G.'s son, was declared a dependent of the juvenile court because of her "incarceration" and "substance abuse." On December 1, 2008, reunification…