In re Justin H.
Filed 1/10/07 In re Justin H. CA2/7
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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT
DIVISION SEVEN
In re JUSTIN H., a Person Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law. | B191000 (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. CK61041) |
LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. CHRISTINA I., Defendant and Appellant. |
APPEAL from orders of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County. David S. Milton, Judge. Affirmed.
Anna L. Ollinger, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.
Raymond G. Fortner, Jr., County Counsel, Larry Cory, Assistant County Counsel, and Fred Klink, Senior Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
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Christina I., the mother of dependent child Justin H., appeals two orders made by the trial court at a six-month dependency review hearing. (Welf. & Inst. Code,[1] § 366.21, subd. (e).) She claims that it was an abuse of discretion for the trial court to order a psychological evaluation, that any psychological evaluation should have been ordered to be performed in Montana, and that there was insufficient evidence to support the protective order the court issued. We affirm.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
Justin, born in January 1999, became a dependent child in 2005 pursuant to section 300, subdivision (b) due to his mother's periodic use of drugs. After the disposition hearing, Justin was placed in the home of his maternal aunt in Montana. Christina was ordered to undergo a drug rehabilitation program with random testing, to obtain individual counseling for drug and mental health issues and to attend conjoint counseling with Justin H. when appropriate. Christina's visitation was ordered to be monitored, with discretion given to DCFS to liberalize as appropriate.
A six-month review hearing was scheduled for May 9, 2006. In the status review report prepared for that hearing, the social worker detailed Christina's partial compliance with drug testing and described Christina's erratic behavior. The social worker requested monitored visitation, continued reunification services, and orders that Christina undergo random drug testing, an outpatient drug treatment program, individual counseling, parenting and anger management instruction, and a psychological evaluation â€
