In re Nancy F. CA2/4
Opinion
Opinion
Collins, J.
INTRODUCTION
Sixteen-year-old N. came to the attention of the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) after she reported that she and her mother, Maria F. (mother), got into repeated arguments in which mother hit N., scratched her, pinched her, and pulled her hair. Mother admitted to one altercation with N., and DCFS’s investigation revealed that family members and N.’s therapist were aware of additional altercations. The juvenile court exercised jurisdiction over N. under Welfare and Institutions Code section 300, subdivisions (a) and (b)(1).1 On appeal, mother asserts that substantial evidence did not support the juvenile court’s finding that N. was at risk of suffering serious physical harm. In the alternative, mother contends the juvenile court failed to consider whether mother’s actions constituted reasonable parental discipline, and she asks that we remand the case to allow the juvenile court to make that finding. We find that substantial evidence supports the court’s findings and that remand is not warranted. We therefore affirm.