In re SCOTT B
Filed 9/10/10
opinion on rehearing
CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION
IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT
DIVISION THREE
In re SCOTT B., A Person
Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law.
B220526
(Los Angeles
County
LOS ANGELES COUNTY
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES,
Plaintiff and Respondent,
v.
DOLLY B.,
Defendant and Appellant.
Super. Ct. No. J910721)
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f.
The
CASA's and Department's final reports were for the October 22, 2009 section 366.26
hearing. The CASA's
report states Scott was in a fifth grade special education class. He told the CASA he was doing well and was
happy and he related the nice time he had on his birthday outings. He stated he was visiting with Mother every
week and she was doing well. He stated
he still wants to live with Mother but if he can't he wants to live with his
foster mother.
The
foster mother reported things had settled down at her home since Scott began
working with a therapist and behaviorist.
Scott was no longer acting out and was well-behaved except for some
recent incidents of his lying to her and occasional anger issues,
and he did acknowledge the lies when she asked him directly about them. She stated she had resumed having
conversations with Scott about adoption because she was ready to move forward
with it, and he was handling it much better than before. She stated Scott seemed to understand that he
would not be living with Mother again and he wanted to continue living with the
foster family. She said she told him
that if she adopts him he will be able to continue to see Mother regularly. She reported Scott continued to look forward
to his weekly visits with Mother.
Scott's
therapist reported she was able to have uninterrupted time with Scott because
she picks him up and drives him to his visits with Mother and he is open and
candid with her. Although his anger was
easily triggered he had better management of it. He appeared to have guilty feelings about
being removed from Mother's care when he ran away. He continued to have regressive behavior on
his visits with Mother. The therapist
was spending time at the visits and reported that Mother appeared to be taking
better care of herself, and Mother was working with a
parent partner at the therapist's agency and was holding out hope of Scott
being returned to her care. The parent
partner told the CASA her goal was to listen to Mother's concerns, â€
| Description | The CASA's and Department's final reports were for the October 22, 2009 section 366.26 hearing. The CASA's report states Scott was in a fifth grade special education class. He told the CASA he was doing well and was happy and he related the nice time he had on his birthday outings. He stated he was visiting with Mother every week and she was doing well. He stated he still wants to live with Mother but if he can't he wants to live with his foster mother. The foster mother reported things had settled down at her home since Scott began working with a therapist and behaviorist. Scott was no longer acting out and was well-behaved except for some recent incidents of his lying to her and occasional anger issues, and he did acknowledge the lies when she asked him directly about them. She stated she had resumed having conversations with Scott about adoption because she was ready to move forward with it, and he was handling it much better than before. She stated Scott seemed to understand that he would not be living with Mother again and he wanted to continue living with the foster family. She said she told him that if she adopts him he will be able to continue to see Mother regularly. She reported Scott continued to look forward to his weekly visits with Mother. |
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