In re K.T. CA4/2

INTRODUCTION

Defendant and appellant C.T. (mother) challenges a juvenile court’s order denying

her reunification services pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code1 section 361.5,

subdivision (b)(10) and (b)(11), as to her son, K.T. She contends the court erred in

denying her services since she made reasonable efforts to treat the problems that had led

to the removal of her two other children, and since reunification services were in K.T.’s

best interest. Mother additionally argues the court erred in granting sole custody of her

child M.T. to his father. We affirm.

PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On April 14, 2020, the San Bernardino County Children and Family Services

(CFS) filed petitions on behalf of K.T., who was eight months old at the time, and M.T.,

who was three years old. K.T. and M.T. have different fathers.2 Both petitions alleged

that K.T. and M.T. (the children) came within the provisions of section 300, subdivisions

(b) (failure to protect) and (j) (abuse of sibling).3 Specifically, the petitions alleged that

mother had a prescription medication substance abuse problem, which she had failed to,

or refused to, rehabilitate from. The petitions also alleged that…