In re Ka.C. CA2/3

BACKGROUND

Mother and father are the parents of three daughters: Ka.C. (born 2009), Ki.C. (born 2010), and Kh.C. (born 2014). Father is not a party to this appeal. On December 13, 2019, the El Monte Police Department received reports from two independent witnesses that mother was yelling and cursing at the children and had pushed Kh.C. to the ground in front of a bus stop. Mother tested positive for being under the influence of an alcoholic beverage and displayed objective symptoms of being under the influence of an alcoholic beverage and marijuana. Mother was arrested for child endangerment and the children were released to father. The matter was referred to DCFS. On December 16, 2019, the juvenile court granted an expedited removal order, and the

1 All subsequent undesignated statutory references are to the Welfare and Institutions Code.

2 children were detained from mother. The following day, mother pleaded no contest to the criminal child endangerment charge. The criminal court signed a protective order providing that mother was not to have any contact with the children and could not come within 100 yards of the children. On December 18, 2019, DCFS filed a petition pursuant…