In re Kerrie S. CA2/3

INTRODUCTION

After Kerrie (age 17) was removed from the custody of her guardians, the juvenile court terminated the guardianship. Kerrie’s mother, Anne M., who lost custody of Kerrie when the child was five years old, appeals from the order of the juvenile court denying her petition for modification (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 388)1 seeking resumption of reunification services. We affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

1. The dependency This very long and involved saga dates back to 2004 when Kerrie and her older brother Luis were removed from the custody of Anne, who was living at a shelter, but had been asked to leave following a rowdy altercation with another resident.2 The cardinal reason for the dependency was the state of Anne’s mental health and her “long- standing history of making false allegations and accusations to the detriment of her children. Many of the same behaviors were recited in the Evidence Code section 730 evaluation of Anne . . . conducted in . . . 1993.” (In re Kerrie S. (July 10, 2006, B189816) [nonpub. opn.], at [p. 3].) Anne refused therapy, deciding she preferred living in her car. (Ibid.) Anne did not reunify and so in 2007, the juvenile court placed…