In re H.Q. CA2/3

INTRODUCTION

Mother E.Q.’s youngest two children, H.Q. (born in 2001) and Bianca (born in 2003), were already dependents of the juvenile court when the court sustained a subsequent petition (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 342)1 and removed them from mother’s custody (§ 361). Mother appeals challenging the sufficiency of the evidence to support the jurisdiction and disposition orders. We affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Viewing the evidence according to the usual rules (In re Kristin H. (1996) 46 Cal.App.4th 1635, 1649), it shows that mother has had difficulty supervising, controlling, and protecting her many children. In 2010, mother hurt her back at work and is seeking workers’ compensation. After that, she claims, her children ceased listening to her. With prodding from the social worker, mother listed her medications, which included two opiates, one anti-inflammatory drug, one antibiotic, one anti-nausea drug, and a muscle relaxant. This family has been the subject of at least 11 referrals between January 2000 and February 2013 for a wide variety of issues, including general neglect and physical abuse in that, among other things, mother’s companion left firearms and…