In re B.B. CA2/3

INTRODUCTION

Amy R. appeals from the order of the juvenile court terminating her parental rights to Brent (age 8 years) and Heidi (age 2 years). She contends the court abused its discretion in denying her petition for modification seeking to gain custody of the children. (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 388)1 She also challenges the designation of the children’s caretakers as their prospective adoptive parents. (§ 366.26, subd. (n)(1).) We affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

1. The dependency In the summer of 2009, the Department responded to a referral from a Maria P. who explained that Amy, who was eight months pregnant, had left Brent with a friend and disappeared. The friend turned Brent over to Maria. Maria called the police because she did not know Brent or Amy and did not want to assume responsibility for the child. Brent declared that he and Amy were homeless and he was happy to be going into foster care. Military records and other sources revealed Amy suffers from depression, post- traumatic stress disorder, and bipolar disorder, but had refused treatment and medication. She is a victim of domestic violence. Amy is a veteran who had been raped by another member of the…