In re C v. and Orion M. CA2/6

Facts and Procedural History Mother has a long history of drug and alcohol abuse and domestic violence that resulted in the removal of C.V. and Orion M. on December 29, 2010, for general neglect and physical abuse. (§ 300, subds. (b) & (e)).) Orion tested positive for 1 All statutory references are to the Welfare and Institutions Code. marijuana at birth and was first placed in foster care when he was six months old. His birth father had a long history of alcohol related arrests and domestic violence with mother. On July 14, 2011, the children were returned and mother was provided family maintenance services. In January 2012, San Luis Obispo County Department of Social Services (DSS) placed the children in a shelter after mother drank and drove with the children in the car. Family members reported that mother was using drugs and had punched C. The children were difficult to place due to their extreme behaviors. Orion had significant speech delays and suffered from an eating disorder. He was physically aggressive and would walk up to kids and shove or hit them. Orion (age 5) was physically abusive with C. and his foster mother, and masturbated seven or eight times a day to relieve…