In re M.W. CA2/3

INTRODUCTION

Nora B., mother of M.W. (age 8) and Z.W. (age 7), appeals from the summary denial of her Welfare and Institutions Code section 3881 petition for modification. She contends she made the necessary prima facie showing to justify holding a hearing on her petition. We affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

1. The dependency of M.W. and Z.W. The juvenile court sustained a petition finding true the allegations that mother and father, Miles W.,2 have a history of engaging in violent physical altercations in the presence of M.W. and Z.W., who were then ages four and two, respectively. Father threatened to kill mother. For her part, mother failed to protect the children and allowed father to reside with the children and have unlimited access to them. The court removed the children from mother’s custody. As reunification services, the court ordered mother to complete 52 weeks in a domestic violence counseling program, and a parenting education course, and to undergo individual counseling to address “all case issues including anger management.” The court allowed mother to have unmonitored visitation at the children’s placement but monitored when they left the premises. The…