In re L.O. CA2/4

INTRODUCTION

Appellant is the mother of L.O., a dependent of the juvenile court. Mother appeals the juvenile court’s grant of a petition to terminate her visitation with L.O., brought by respondent Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS). Mother also appeals the juvenile court’s denial of her own petition to reinstate reunification services with L.O. We affirm. The record demonstrated, with substantial evidence, a long history of severe problems with Mother’s visitations with L.O. Those problems burdened the prospect of L.O. finding a permanent home. Based on that record, the juvenile court could reasonably conclude that resuming L.O.’s visitation with Mother, or reinstating reunification services, was not in L.O.’s best interests, and was not otherwise appropriate.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

A. Mother Asks DCFS to Take Custody of L.O. In September 2017, Mother called the Child Protection Hotline. She said that she was unemployed, was living in a van, and lacked the patience to take care of her daughter L.O. (born Aug. 2013). Mother explained to a children’s social worker (CSW) that her unstable mental state and severe PTSD placed L.O. at…