In re Gabriella
Filed 3/21/06 In re Gabriella A. CA2/5
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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT
DIVISION FIVE
| In re GABRIELLA A. et al., Persons Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law. | B183380 (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. CK01181) |
| LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. MERIBETH J. AND ARTURO A., Defendants and Appellants. |
APPEALS from orders of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Valerie Skeba, Temporary Judge. (Pursuant to Cal. Const., art. VI, § 21.) Affirmed.
Lisa A. DiGrazia, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant Meribeth J.
Janette Freeman Cochran, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant Arturo A.
Raymond G. Fortner, Jr., Los Angeles County Counsel, Larry Cory, Assistant County Counsel, and William D. Thetford, Senior Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
I. INTRODUCTION
Meribeth J. (mother) and Arturo A. (father) appeal from jurisdiction and disposition orders entered pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code[1] section 300 et seq. We affirm the orders.[2]
II. BACKGROUND
The Department of Children and Family Services (department) instituted dependency proceedings as to three children--Garbriella A., D.A., and Destiny A.--with the filing of a section 300 petition on January 21, 2005. Several days earlier, on January 14, 2005, D. had claimed she wanted to kill herself after the mother accused her of stealing the father's prescription morphine tablets. D. admitted she had recently cut herself on the legs with a piece of metal. A department social worker determined D. could return home. It was noted, however, that the police had responded to several past calls concerning the family, including in July 2003 when the mother was found overdosed on heroin. On January 18, 2005, D. ran away and refused to return home. On January 21, 2005, the children were detained. Gabriella and Destiny were released to their parents over the department's objection. D. was detained in a foster home. On February 4, 2005, D. was placed with her paternal aunt, a licensed foster parent. D. was ordered to participate in individual counseling.
On February 15, 2005, the matter was referred to mediation. In an interim review report dated March 21, 2005, department social worker Shannon Strull reported that both parents had tested positive for benzodiazepines. In addition, the father had tested positive for morphine and amphetamine. Ms. Strull stated, â€
