In re Lillian R. CA1/2

BACKGROUND

The Detention and Petition On April 18, 2012, Lillian was detained. A social worker from the Child Protective Services (CPS) had been contacted by the sheriff’s department to come and detain Lillian, as both of her parents, Robert and mother, were being arrested. The parents had argued inside Robert’s mobile home. During the fight, they broke a mirror on a cabinet and glass was on the counter and floor. The detective arresting Robert and mother noticed track marks and sores on much of the exposed parts of Robert’s body. Inside Robert’s mobile home, the detective saw two disposable hypodermic syringes “sitting on a cabinet adjacent [to] the bed” with a folder or piece of yellow tablet paper that contained “a white powdery substance that test[ed] positive as methamphetamine.” He also observed a tablespoon and several baggies. Both parents were under the influence of controlled substances. The social worker interviewed both parents separately. Mother stated that she did not live with Robert, but lived with her parents. Robert admitted that he was a regular user of methamphetamine and had attempted to quit on numerous occasions. He confirmed that mother and Lillian did not…