In re M.H. CA2/3

INTRODUCTION

Roxana G. appeals from the orders of the juvenile court denying her petition for modification (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 388)1 and terminating her parental rights to Michael H. (age 4) and Angel H. (age 3) (§ 366.26). We affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

1. The original petition naming Arturo, Michael, and Maribel The juvenile court declared Arturo M., Michael, and their sister Maribel A.2 dependents under section 300, subdivision (b) in October 2011, after finding true the allegations in the petition that Roxana has a history of abusing alcohol, amphetamines, and marijuana, which abuse renders her incapable of providing her children with regular care and supervision. The Department of Children and Family Services (the Department) had filed the petition after a hospital social worker reported that Roxana was pregnant with her fourth child and admitted having used methamphetamines two days earlier. Arturo was also exposed to drugs in utero. The juvenile court detained Michael and removed the other children from Roxana’s custody (§ 361, subd. (c)). a. Roxana has a long history of drug abuse. Roxana, who was 25 years old when the petition was filed, has been using…