In re A.R. CA4/3

FACTS

The facts are stated in full in In re A.R., supra, G049270, and we shall not restate them here. Suffice to say that Felicity had a previous dependency case, but was reunited with the mother in 2007. Felicity apparently lived with the mother’s ex-husband during the pendency of this case. In March 2012, then almost two-year-old A. and one-month-old Autumn (the girls) were detained and the parents2 arrested. From June 2012 through May 2013, the mother received services, mostly focusing on drug treatment. She consistently visited the girls, and Felicity would often, but not always, visit with her. The mother had many successes in treatment, but she also had drug detection patches that tested positive in November 2012 and April 2013. She would initially deny any relapse and then admit them later. She was terminated from dependency drug court after her second relapse. In May 2013, the court terminated services and scheduled a section 366.26 hearing. The girls were placed in a prospective adoptive home.

1Subsequent statutory references are to the Welfare and Institutions Code unless otherwise indicated.

2 The father of the girls is a party to the appeal in G049270, but only…