In re R.S.
In August 2009 this court considered an appeal filed by D.S. (Mother) regarding the juvenile courts jurisdictional and dispositional orders regarding her five children (15-year-old boy, 9-year-old boy, 5-year-old girl, 3-year-old girl, and 2-year-old girl).[1] (In re J.S. (Aug. 18, 2009, G041354) [nonpub. opn.].) Court concluded there was ample evidence supporting the juvenile courts decision to sustain the petition pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 300, subdivisions (a) and (b). (In re J.S., supra, G041354.) Specifically, the evidence (testimony and photographs) proved Mother had been physically and emotionally abusive for many years. She denied the abuse occurred, and she used fear tactics and threats of abandonment to convince her children to lie about the abuse. J.J., father of some of the children (Father) was also a party to the prior appeal, and we found merit with his claim concerning compliance with the Indian Child Welfare Act (25 U.S.C. 1901 et. seq.). (In re J.S., supra, G041354.) However, Father is not a party to this appeal and his prior claims are not relevant to the contentions before us now.
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