In re Di. B. CA2/8

INTRODUCTION

M.Y. (Mother) appeals from juvenile court orders asserting dependency jurisdiction over her children, Drew and Di. On appeal, Mother contends the children’s father was capable and willing to care for the minors and, thus, the court erred in finding a basis for exercising dependency jurisdiction. We disagree and affirm the juvenile court’s orders.

FACTS

Mother and D.B. (Father)1 are the parents of Drew (born in May 2010) and Di. (born in November 2008). Mother and Father live separately. As a result of a March 13, 2013 restraining order dispute, the family court ordered the parents to have joint legal custody of the minors, and ordered Mother to have sole physical custody. The family court provided regular visitation for Father every Monday and Wednesday in the early evening, and on the first, third, and fifth weekends of each month from Friday evening to Sunday evening On July 24, 2013, the family came to the attention of the Los Angeles Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) when law enforcement found Mother and the minors sleeping in her car underneath the freeway. Due to Mother “having an altered mental status,” she and the minors were then…