In re Vanessa R. CA5
On November 1, 2016, the Fresno County Department of Social Services (department) filed a juvenile dependency petition pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code section 300 to remove five children from the custody of Anna M. (mother). An amended petition was filed on November 2, 2016. The petition alleged neglect caused by mother’s chronic drug abuse, and it sought to have no reunification services for the mother under the bypass provisions of section 361.5, subdivision (b)(13).
Mother executed a waiver of rights and admitted the allegations in the petition. At the jurisdiction/disposition hearing on February 8, 2017, the juvenile court obtained an express waiver of mother’s right to contest the hearing, found the allegations in the amended petition true, and detained the children. The court further found the bypass provision set forth in section 361.5, subdivision (b)(13) applied and denied mother reunification services. The court ordered visitation.
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