In re M.W. CA2/3
M.W. was born in November 2006. Both before and after M.W.’s birth, however, mother’s mental and emotional problems led to significant contact with the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), including a March 2007 section 300 petition that resulted in M.W.’s placement in father’s custody.
Over the next decade, father and his companion, J.S., raised M.W., without reunifying her with mother. Although the record is unclear, father also apparently had custody of M.W.’s older siblings, consisting of a brother and adult sister. Father died in 2015, prompting the probate court to appoint J.S. as legal guardian of M.W. and brother that same year. In January 2018, the juvenile court reported that J.S. had allowed M.W. to spend time with mother despite knowing mother’s mental instability. Mother was being treated for bipolar disorder and auditory hallucinations. She attended a probate meeting in a bathrobe and a tiara.
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