In re N.H.
Filed 3/21/06 In re N.H. CA3
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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT
(Sacramento)
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| In re N.H., a Person Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law. | |
| SACRAMENTO COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. KIMBERLY H., Defendant and Appellant. |
C050519
(Super. Ct. No. JD222402)
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Kimberly H. (appellant), the mother of N.H. (the minor), appeals from orders of the juvenile court declaring the minor a dependent child and placing him in appellant's custody under supervision by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). (Welf. & Inst. Code, §§ 358, 360, 395; further section references are to this code.) She contends there was insufficient evidence to support the juvenile court's finding that the minor came within the provisions of section 300, subdivision (b). We disagree and shall affirm the order.
FACTS
DHHS removed the two-year-old minor from appellant's custody based upon allegations that he had suffered serious physical harm, or was at substantial risk of suffering such harm, because appellant's mental illness made her unable to provide regular care for the minor. (§ 300, subd. (b).) As specific factual support for the allegations, the petition alleged that appellant's mental illness causes her to hear voices, to believe people are spying on her, and to leave the minor unsupervised.
Separate reports prepared for the detention hearing and the jurisdictional and dispositional hearings, stated that appellant was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and had a history of involuntary psychiatric holds due to psychotic episodes. Appellant denied that she had a mental health problem and denied that she had been â€
