Maria G. v. Super. Ct. CA2/8

INTRODUCTION

Maria G. (mother) is the parent of X.G. (born May 2012) and A.G. (born June 2013).1 The juvenile court removed the children from her custody after police officers found many baggies of cocaine and methamphetamine she was hiding under A.G.’s bassinet mattress and in her plush toy. Mother has filed a petition for extraordinary relief under rule 8.452 of the California Rules of Court. She argues the juvenile court erred in terminating reunification services and failing to return the children to her custody. We reject this argument and deny the petition.

PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND AND FACTS

Mother and Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) have set out the complete history of the juvenile court proceedings in their papers. We need not repeat that history except when necessary to address the specific claims for extraordinary relief. 1. Petition and Jurisdiction2 The children were detained on July 2, 2013, after police executed a search warrant on June 18, 2013, and seized 30 bindles of cocaine and 35 baggies filled with methamphetamine from mother’s residence. These drugs were found in her bedroom, hidden underneath A.G.’s bassinet mattress in a…