In re W.M. CA2/5

I. INTRODUCTION

S.C. (mother) appeals from a juvenile court’s order detaining her two children, W.M. (then 10-years old) and S.M. (then seven-years old), and the court’s later exercise of jurisdiction over the children pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code1 section 300, subdivision (b)(1). We affirm.

II. BACKGROUND

A. Dependency Petition

On March 11, 2021, the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (Department) filed a dependency petition pursuant to section 300, subdivision (b)(1), which alleged: “b-1 [¶] The children[’s] mother . . . and father . . . created a detrimental and endangering home environment for the children in that on 03/01/2021, law enforcement found a bag of marijuana, a gun magazine, and a box of ammunition within access of the children. Such a detrimental and endangering home

Further statutory references are to the Welfare and Institutions Code.

2 environment created by . . . mother and father endangers the children’s physical health and safety and places the children at risk of serious physical harm, damage, danger and failure to protect.”

B. Referral and Detention Report

On March 2, 2021, a neighbor called the…