In re Jonathon S.
Filed 6/6/06 In re Jonathon S. CA4/2
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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT
DIVISION TWO
| In re JONATHON S. et al., Persons Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law. | |
| RIVERSIDE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. TIFFANY S., Defendant and Appellant. | E038905 (Super.Ct.No. RIJ104696) OPINION |
APPEAL from the Superior Court of Riverside County. Martin Swanson* and Becky Dugan, Judges. Affirmed.
William Hook, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.
Joe S. Rank, County Counsel, and Julie Koons Jarvi, Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
Sharon M. Jones, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Minors.
Tiffany S. (Mother) is the mother of four children: 7-year-old Jonathon S.; 5-year-old J.S.; 4-year-old P.D.; and 1-year-old J.D. Mother appeals from an order terminating her parental rights. (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 366.26.)[1] She contends the juvenile court violated her due process rights by appointing a guardian ad litem (guardian) for her and that there was insufficient evidence to support the court's order in appointing the guardian. We reject Mother's contentions and affirm the judgment.
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FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
The family came to the attention of the Riverside County Department of Public Social Services (DPSS) on September 3, 2002, when DPSS received an immediate response referral to the Riverside County Regional Medical Center to investigate the family. On that date, Mother and her three children (then 4-year-old Jonathon, 1-year-old J.S., and 7-month-old P.D.) were dropped off at the hospital emergency room by a friend. Mother appeared to be drunk and suffering emotional problems. The friend reported that she had picked Mother up from a psychiatric facility two days earlier, that she and her husband could no longer help Mother and her children, and that Mother had threatened to strangle her and her husband. After evaluating Mother, the doctor listed Mother's mental condition as â€
