In re M.W. CA1/1
D.B. is the presumed father of M.W. At the disposition hearing, the court adjudged M.W. a dependent child and extended reunification services to both parents. D.B. accepted the reunification plan, including random drug testing, but he now objects to random testing and the additional requirements that he attend up to three NA/AA meetings a week and obtain a sponsor, complete outpatient drug counseling and, if he tests positive test for drugs, enter and complete a residential drug treatment. On the facts of this case, we agree the court abused its discretion by imposing drug counseling and residential drug treatment as a mandatory part of his reunification plan. We find the order for random testing reasonable. We therefore reverse the court’s order and strike all the treatment-related conditions save random testing, and remand to the trial court for further proceedings.
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