In re Dominic F. CA2/8

INTRODUCTION

Appellant M.B. (Mother) challenges the court’s juvenile custody order, arguing the juvenile court abused its discretion when it ordered monitored visitation for Mother. We disagree. We find the juvenile court did not abuse its discretion in ordering monitored visitation. We affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

This is Mother’s second appeal in this matter. The sole issue raised by her in the first appeal was whether the juvenile court complied with the formal notice requirements of the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (ICWA) (25 U.S.C. § 1901 et seq.) and related California law (Welf. & Inst. Code,1 § 224 et seq.). We affirmed the juvenile court’s finding that ICWA did not apply. (See In re D.F. (2020) 55 Cal.App.5th 558.) A. Referrals, Investigation, Removal On March 8, 2019, the Los Angeles Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) received a referral alleging Dominic F. (born in 2003), G.F. (born in 2006), and B.F. (born in 2011) witnessed domestic violence between Mother and Father in the home. A children’s social worker (CSW) met with Mother, who was at the Antelope Valley Courthouse trying to get a restraining order against Father. Mother…