In re J.G.





Filed 6/9/11 In re J.G. CA4/3






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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION THREE

In re J.G., et al., Persons Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law.
ORANGE COUNTY SOCIAL SERVICES AGENCY, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. L.A., Defendant and Appellant.	G044689 (Super. Ct. Nos. DP-014119, DP- 014120, DP-019327, & DP-019328) O P I N I O N

Appeal from judgments of the Superior Court of Orange County, Jane L. Shade, Temporary Judge. (Pursuant to Cal. Const., art. VI, § 21.) Affirmed.
Konrad S. Lee, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.
Nicholas S. Chrisos, County Counsel, Karen L. Christensen and Jeannie Su, Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
No appearance by counsel for the Minors.

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Mother L.A. appeals the juvenile court's dispositional order to the extent that the oldest of her four children, 11-year-old son J.G., was placed apart from his three siblings. Even if this issue had not been forfeited by mother's failure to raise it at trial, we would conclude the court did not abuse its discretion in approving separate foster care placement for J.G. based on substantial evidence of J.G.'s behavioral history and Orange County Social Services Agency's (SSA) difficulty in obtaining a single foster care placement for all four children. We therefore affirm.

FACTS

Mother has four children: son J.G. (born in 1999); son B.A. (born in 2005); daughter J.A. (born in 2007); and son C.A. (born in 2008). The children have three different fathers, but for purposes of this case we shall refer to J.H. as â€