In re Julian C. CA2/7

INTRODUCTION

The juvenile court declared Julian C. a dependent child of the court and ordered family reunification services for his mother, Runa K. The court subsequently terminated reunification services, appointed Julian’s grandmother as his legal guardian, and terminated dependency jurisdiction. Six years later, Runa filed a petition under Welfare and Institutions Code section 3881 to terminate the guardianship. The court denied the petition, and Runa appealed. We affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

A. The Juvenile Court Appoints Julian’s Grandmother as His Legal Guardian Runa has three children: 17-year-old Jonathan, 15-year-old Isayuh, and 11-year-old Julian. Jonathan and Isayuh have the same father; Julian has a different father. In December 2011 the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services received a referral stating that Runa had been arrested for being under the influence of a controlled substance and for child endangerment. The reporting party said Runa appeared to be under the influence of

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2 methamphetamine. Runa claimed that she ingested benzodiazepine (which she did not have a prescription…