In re I.H. CA2/8

FACTS

On May 23, 2012, the dependency court took jurisdiction over I.H., who was then about one year old. Mother had failed to provide adequate parental supervision, as reflected in several incidents that endangered I.H.’s physical safety. I.H. remained at home with her mother under the supervision of the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (Department), with family maintenance services and other orders in place, including drug and alcohol testing. The details appear in our unpublished opinion affirming the dependency court’s jurisdictional order. (In re I.H. (Dec. 6, 2012,

B241649).)

As we explained in our earlier opinion, when I.H. was born in May 2011, mother was receiving family reunification services with respect to I.H.’s older sister Nadia (then six years old). Nadia had been adjudicated a dependent of the court in October 2010 (after mother had successfully reunited with her in an earlier proceeding in 2008), based on allegations of mother’s drug abuse and history of mental and emotional problems. Mother had a drug relapse in October 2011, but after that incident immediately re- enrolled in a substance abuse program. (In re I.H., supra,…