In re Harmony B. CA2/4

INTRODUCTION

In January 2021, the juvenile court found jurisdiction over Harmony B. (then eight years old), Demi C. (then two years old), and Athena B. (then four months old) based on a petition filed by the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) alleging counts under Welfare and Institutions Code section 300, subdivisions (b)(1) and (j) (Section 300(b)(1) and Section 300(j)). Specifically, the court found the children were at substantial risk of harm from appellant-mother Brittany B.’s drug abuse, her history of domestic violence with Demi and Athena’s father Dominic C., and her mental health issues. At disposition, the court removed all three children from Mother, then terminated jurisdiction over Harmony, granting sole physical custody to her non-offending father

N.G.

On appeal, Mother contends the court erred in assuming jurisdiction and then removing the children from her care because substantial evidence did not support a finding that she abused drugs, had a history of domestic

2 violence with Dominic, or had mental health issues, or that any of these endangered the children. She additionally argues the court erred in failing to consider…