In re A.R. CA2/8

The mother, A.R. (mother), appeals from the juvenile court order that declared her two daughters dependents of the court based on mother’s failure to provide for the children. We reject mother’s contention that there was insufficient evidence to support that order and therefore affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

In September 2012 Ontario police pulled over a car driven by the father, J.R. (father), who was under the influence of both methamphetamine and alcohol. In addition to drugs and open alcohol containers, the police found J.R.’s daughters — seven-year-old A.R. and five-year-old C.R. — in the car. The two girls were not wearing seatbelts. In October 2012 the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) filed a petition with the juvenile court alleging that the minors were dependents of the court because father had the children with him when he drove while intoxicated and because father’s substance abuse prevented him from providing the girls with proper care. (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 300, subd. (b).)

The petition alleged that the whereabouts of mother were unknown and a DCFS report noted that mother had been absent for more than two years.…