Contra Costa County Social Services Department v. Darlene G.

Darlene G. (mother) appeals from an order after a hearing under Welfare and Institutions Code section 366.26 (hereafter .26 hearing) terminating her parental rights in daughter Janee J. (Janee) and selecting adoption as the permanent plan. (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 39.1 A.) 1 We reject her contentions and affirm the judgment.

Background

Janee was born on May 10, 1997, with cocaine and marijuana in her system. Mother tested positive for cocaine and admitted cocaine use during the pregnancy. A petition filed by the Contra Costa County Social Services Department (department) on May 13 alleged dependency for lack of care (§ 300, subd. (b)) and for sibling abuse (id., subd. (j)) based on the drag presence, mother’s admission, former dependency status for two half *203 brothers (now ages three and eight), and a history of drug use by both mother and the father. Janee was detained; mother was present at the hearing and was served with the order.

Petitions were also filed as to each sibling; those are not part of our record but are referred to as having had nearly identical allegations. At a jurisdictional hearing on June 4, 1997, with mother attending and represented by…