In re Z.K. CA4/2
M.H. (mother) and K.K. (father) have two young children together—Z.K., who was 16 months at the time of detention and is now just over four years old, and W.K., who was born during Z.K.’s dependency. Mother also has three children from a previous relationship. Mother’s long and severe history of prescription narcotic and opiate abuse put her children at risk of harm, and father compounded that risk by enabling her and refusing to take responsibility for his own issues with alcohol. In September 2017, the juvenile court terminated their parental rights over Z.K. and selected adoption as her permanent plan. The court also declared mother’s oldest child, K.E. (who is now 13 years old), a dependent and removed her from mother with the provision of family reunification services.
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