San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency v. S. G.

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139 Cal. Rptr. 3d 525·2012 Cal. App. LEXIS 393·204 Cal. App. 4th 1111·2012 WL 1138632
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaApril 6, 2012No. D060478California1,888 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Aaron, J.

—S.G. and Bernardo L. (together, the parents) and their son, B.L., all appeal following the jurisdictional and dispositional hearing in B.L.’s juvenile dependency case. The parents contend that the court erred in denying them reunification services. Additionally, Bernardo contends that the court erred in denying him visitation, and S.G. maintains that the court erred in allowing her only one visit per month. B.L. joins in the parents’ contentions. We affirm.

I.

BACKGROUND

A.

The First Dependency Case

In early January 2009, the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency (the Agency) filed a dependency petition on behalf of four-year-old B.L. (Welf. & Inst. Code, 1 § 300, subd. (b).) The petition alleged that drug paraphernalia and marijuana had been found in the family home, within B.L.’s reach, that S.G. had a history of substance abuse and that Bernardo admitted having smoked marijuana. Additionally, B.L. had been exposed to violent confrontations between S.G. and Bernardo’s uncle. The uncle, who had a gun, had assaulted S.G., causing bruises, and had hit her in *1114 the face. Bernardo was present during the assault, but told S.G. not to call the police…

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