In re C.W. CA3

FACTS AND HISTORY OF THE PROCEEDINGS

A detailed recitation of the facts and non-ICWA related procedural history is unnecessary to our resolution of this appeal. Mother and alleged father I.D. (father) are the parents of the minor C.W., who tested positive for amphetamine at the time of his birth in December 2020, as did mother. The minor was placed into protective custody. Mother had six other children (the half- siblings) ranging in age from two to seven, all of whom were the subject of previous dependency actions in which mother’s parental rights were terminated due to her failure to reunify. Mother also had a seventh child, I.T., born in 2019, who was the subject of a separate, ongoing dependency action. The prior dependency actions all stemmed from mother’s failure to protect due to her substance abuse and neglect. Father’s whereabouts were unknown. On December 16, 2020, the Department filed a dependency petition on behalf of the minor pursuant to section 300, subdivisions (b), (g), and (j), based on allegations related to mother’s substance abuse and neglect and abuse of the minor’s half-siblings. The Indian child inquiry attached to the petition stated mother gave no reason…