Los Angeles County Depertment of Adoptions v. Sri D.

Sri D. appeals from the judgment declaring her four children, Rico, Ferna, Rebecca and Robin, free from her custody and control pursuant to Civil Code section 232, subdivisions (a)(2) and (a)(7). She contends: “1. The trial court failed to make necessary, specific findings. 2. The evidence was insufficient to support the trial court’s findings that appellant neglected or cruelly treated the children in the past *1173 and continued to do so. 3. The court did not provide independent counsel for the children. 4. Appellant’s trial counsel did not provide effective assistance.”

Viewed in the light most favorable to the judgment as required by the usual rule governing appellate review (In re Angelia P. (1981) 28 Cal.3d 908, 924 [ 171 Cal.Rptr. 637 , 623 P.2d 198 ]), the evidence 1 establishes that on August 14, 1979, Rico and Ferna were adjudged to be dependent children of the juvenile court. Just two weeks after the court terminated its jurisdiction on October 10, 1979, Rebecca was declared to be a dependent child as a result of her having been hospitalized from “malnourishment and/or failure to thrive.”

While that order was still in effect all four children were removed…