Los Angeles County Department v. Lillian D.

Lillian D. appeals from an order of the superior court which order declared three of her minor children to be free of parental custody and control pursuant to Civil Code section 232.

*113 Appellant is a woman, who, as of the time of this writing, is approximately 37 years old. According to the probation report which was received in evidence at the hearing on the petition, she has had one marriage and divorce and four “alliances.” As a result of these relationships she has borne nine children all of whom were, at very early ages, placed with a county agency or other persons to be cared for.

The three children that are the subject of this present petition were bom of “alliances” between appellant and two different men, Roger M. and Manuel A.

*114 Norma M., age 13, is the oldest of the three. When appellant was six months pregnant with Norma, the father, Roger M., was returned to Texas and convicted of armed robbery. He apparently has never returned from Texas.

Manuel A. and Gilbert S., 12 and 11 years of age respectively, are appellant’s seventh and eighth children. Their father, at the time of their conception, was married and had seven other children. These children…