In re S.J. CA2/6

FACTS

On March 10, 2011, the police notified CWS that J.C. "had left her three children in the care of" a "heavily intoxicated" man. The children - S.J., seven years old; Jo. J., four years old; and Ja.J., eight months old - had no "clean clothing, food, or supervision." The intoxicated man did not know where J.C. was or how to contact her. The motel room where the children resided was "extremely unkempt" with "spoiled food on the floor, dressers, bathroom sink, and on top of the toilet." Vicodin and bottles of pain medication "were left within the reach of the children." CWS determined that J.C.'s "Child Welfare history place[d] the children at risk [for] abuse and neglect." It removed the children from the home. CWS filed a juvenile dependency petition (Welf. & Inst., § 300) alleging, among other things, that the children will suffer "serious physical harm" as a result of J.C.'s failure "to supervise or protect" them. On April 18, 2011, the juvenile court sustained the petition. On November 3, 2011, the court found CWS had provided appropriate reunification services, but J.C. did not comply with her requirements under the case plan. It terminated family reunification…