In re J.L. CA2/8

FACTS AND PROCEDURE2

I.L. (mother) has four children, all of whom are in the dependency system. In a petition filed December 8, 2010, the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) alleged mother and her male companion had a history of engaging in violent altercations in front of then seven-month-old J.L. The petition was sustained, and mother received 18 months of reunification services. In March 2011, DCFS reported that J.L. was placed in foster care, and her brother C.P. was placed with paternal grandmother. C.P. was freed for adoption by his paternal grandmother. On June 5, 2012, DCFS recommended paternal grandmother adopt J.L.3 DCFS reported that paternal grandmother wanted to adopt J.L. An assessment needed to be completed before J.L. could be placed in paternal grandmother’s home. Paternal grandmother’s homestudy was approved in November 2012. In December 2012, DCFS reported that J.L. and C.P. visited each other and appeared to enjoy each other’s company.

1 Undesignated statutory citations are to the Welfare and Institutions Code. 2 We borrow heavily from the facts and procedure in the prior appeal—In re J.L. (June 18, 2014, B252557)…