In re C.K. CA2/5

INTRODUCTION

Mother appeals after the juvenile court denied her Welfare and Institutions Code section 388 petitions.1 Mother contends that the juvenile court erred when it refused to grant her a continuance and a hearing. We affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

1. Jurisdiction Based on Parental Drug Use and Domestic Violence The family consists of mother, father, and her three children (born in 2003, 2011, and 2014).2 Father is the biological father to the youngest child. He is a stepfather to the two older children. At the time of these dependency proceedings, he was in Kern State prison. Father is not at issue in this appeal and we therefore do not discuss facts pertaining to him any further. The family came to the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services’ (DCFS) attention when mother was arrested for driving a stolen car; the children were in the car at the time of the arrest. On May 5, 2017, after discovering mother was on parole for felony assault, DCFS detained the children from mother. On May 10, 2017, DCFS filed a petition pursuant to section 300, subdivisions (a) and (b), alleging

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