In re J.L. CA2/8

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

When J.L. was born in May 2013, he tested positive for methamphetamine. Following the filing of a Welfare and Institutions Code section 3001 petition, the court sustained the following amended allegation against mother: J.L. “suffered from prenatal exposure to methamphetamine. The minor’s mother . . . acknowledged that she used methamphetamine while pregnant with [J.L.] and a drug test on 5/18/2013 confirmed that both mother and the minor has ingested the drug. Further, the mother has a multi-year history of substance abuse including drug related convictions in 2006 and 2012. The child’s sibling, [N.G.], received permanent placement services due to mother’s substance abuse. The minor’s half-siblings [received] permanent placement and the mother’s substance abuse places the minor [J.L.] at substantial risk of serious physical harm.” Maternal grandmother adopted J.L.’s two older siblings. Mother’s criminal history included convictions for transportation of a controlled substance and possession of a controlled substance for sale. Father was not at the hospital when J.L was born. He was incarcerated. Father’s mother (grandmother) expressed a willingness to care…