In re Adam R.
Lara R. (Mother) is the mother of three children, including Adam.[1] On the day Adam was born in September 2010, Mother tested positive for cocaine and opiates. After his release from the hospital, Adam was placed with foster parents Cecilia and Ricardo C.
Interviewed by the caseworker, Mother admitted using methamphetamine in the past, but denied having used drugs during the prior three years and denied ever using cocaine or opiates.[2] Mother reported that although Father had a history of drug use, he had been clean for three years and was willing to care for the baby.[3] Father reported that he suspected Mother had used drugs five months earlier, but that cocaine and opiates had never been her drugs of choice. He was willing to care for Adam, but did not have a stable residence. He said he was residing with friends and using his mother’s address as his mailing address. His mother reported that Father had been working and doing well for the past three years.[4]



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