In re Z.N. CA2/4

INTRODUCTION

J.B. (mother) challenges the juvenile court’s order at the six-month review hearing declining to return her children to her custody. Mother argues (1) substantial evidence did not support the juvenile court’s finding that the children would be at substantial risk if returned to mother; (2) the juvenile court failed to specify the factual basis for its conclusion that the return of the children to mother would be detrimental; and (3) the juvenile court lacked sufficient evidence for its finding that reasonable services have been provided or offered to mother. As discussed below, we conclude mother’s contentions are without merit. Accordingly, we affirm.

BACKGROUND

Mother and S.N. (father) are the parents of Z.N., who was born in November 2017. Mother and A.S. are the parents of Z.N.’s two older half-sisters, M.S. and V.S., born in January 2012 and December 2012, respectively. Mother is the sole appellant. To summarize the earlier proceedings in this dependency case, we quote a lengthy excerpt from our earlier unpublished opinion (In re Z.N. (Aug. 24, 2021, B309358) [nonpub. opn.].) “At the time this case was initiated, mother . . . resided with all three of her…