A.S.
Alameda County Social Services Agency v. A.S.
Opinion
Lead Opinion
Jones, J.
A.S. (mother) appeals from the juvenile court’s orders declaring her son, Miguel C. (Miguel or the minor), a dependent pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 300 1 and removing him from her custody. Mother contends the removal order was “inappropriate because there was a reasonable alternative to removal that should have been considered.” *968 According to mother, the court could have placed Miguel with his presumed father, A.C. (father), “without also making a removal order.” 2 We disagree and affirm.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
We provide a brief procedural history and recite only those facts relevant to mother’s claim that the court erred by removing Miguel from her custody.
Miguel was bom in May 2010. In October 2010, he was living with mother. On October 10, 2010, the Alameda County Social Services Agency (the Agency) filed a section 300 petition alleging, among other things, that mother was unable to care for Miguel because of her mental health and drug abuse problems. The Agency amended the petition several times. The operative petition alleged, among other things, that mother (1) suffers from bipolar affective disorder; (2) was placed on a…