In re M.M. CA1/1

I. BACKGROUND

The three children of Mother, M.M., then age 23 months, and her twin brothers, then both one month old, were the subject of a November 2011 dependency petition. The petition alleged neglect, failure to protect, and failure to support due to serious domestic violence between Mother and her husband, the minors’ presumed father (Father), and substance abuse by Father and Mother. The minors were found to be dependents of the court in December 2011. Reunification services were granted to Mother, but denied to Father as a result of his history of chronic substance abuse. (Welf. & Inst. Code,1 § 361.5, subd. (b)(13).) At the time of the six-month review in June 2012, the Sonoma County Human Services Department (Agency) recommended terminating reunification services to Mother as a result of her continued contact with Father, erratic compliance with a substance abuse program, and inability to accept responsibility for her conduct. The Agency had placed M.M. in the home of her maternal great-aunt and uncle. After a contested six-month review hearing in September 2012, the juvenile court granted Mother an additional six months of services. At the time of the 12-month hearing…