Raquel C. v. Superior Court CA5
Dependency proceedings were initiated in June 2021 after mother tested positive for amphetamine while being admitted to the hospital to deliver her youngest child. Mother has a history of methamphetamine and opiate use dating back to 2001. In March 2001, she tested positive for methamphetamine while giving birth to a daughter. The child was detained and mother was denied reunification services. In December 2001, mother’s parental rights were terminated and the child was freed for adoption.
The department filed a dependency petition on the children’s behalf, alleging mother’s substance abuse problem placed them at a substantial risk of harm and that they were at risk of suffering the same neglect suffered by their half sibling. (§ 300, subds. (b)(1) & (j).) The petition identified Anthony M. (father) as the children’s alleged father. The older children were initially placed together in foster care while the baby remained hospitalized.
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