T. J. v. Superior Court of City & Cnty. of S.F.

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21 Cal. App. 5th 1229·230 Cal. Rptr. 3d 928
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaMarch 29, 2018A153034California12,242 words

Opinion

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Streeter, J.

*1232 In August 2016, T.J. (Mother), who is intellectually disabled, was raising three *933 boys, ages eight, four and two, single-handedly, as their father lived separately, uninvolved in their upbringing. The family came to the attention of the San Francisco Human Services Agency (Agency) because Mother had not been giving the eldest boy medications he needed for severe asthma, eczema, and environmental allergies. A home visit by the Agency's social workers showed the children were living in unsanitary conditions, and all three were detained, jurisdiction was assumed, and reunification services were ordered for Mother. *1233 Services were terminated for Mother in November 2017, and the court set a hearing under Welfare and Institutions Code 1 section 366.26. Mother seeks writ relief, claiming she was not provided reasonable reunification services and the judge abused his discretion in terminating services and setting the hearing. Because Mother was waitlisted for a significant time on critical components of her case plan-individual therapy, in-home counseling, and parenting education-and was provided no assistance with in-home support services, anger management or housing, we…

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