In re X.F. CA2/4

INTRODUCTION

J.V. (mother) appeals from orders issued at the conclusion of juvenile dependency proceedings regarding her child X.F. (born 2017). In April 2023, the juvenile court terminated jurisdiction after a combined hearing under Welfare and Institutions Code sections 364 and 388.1 The court ordered that A.F. (father) have legal and physical custody over X.F. and mother have monitored visitation. The court also issued a permanent restraining order protecting father, X.F., and G.N. (father’s companion) from mother. The record shows mother did not complete her court ordered programs; violated the court’s visitation orders; communicated with father and G.N. in a threatening and hostile manner; and acted inappropriately in front of X.F., resulting in X.F. experiencing emotional distress. On appeal, mother raises the following arguments: (1) the court’s order granting father sole legal and physical custody was an abuse of discretion because it was unsupported by substantial evidence; (2) the court’s order requiring mother’s visits to be monitored was an abuse of discretion; and (3) the permanent restraining order must be reversed because it is unsupported by substantial evidence.…