Filed 4/22/21 In re I.A. CA4/3 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN OFFICIAL REPORTS California Rules of Court, rule 8.1115(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule 8.1115(b). This opinion has not been certified for publication or ordered published for purposes of rule 8.1115. IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION THREE In re I.A., a Person Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law. ORANGE COUNTY SOCIAL SERVICES AGENCY, G059510 Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. No. 17DP0238A) v. OPINION SHERRY B., Defendant and Appellant. Appeal from orders of the Superior Court of Orange County, Antony C. Ufland, Judge. Affirmed. Michelle D. Peña, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant Sherry B. Leon J. Page, County Counsel, Karen L. Christensen and Jeannie Su, Deputy County Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent. * * * This juvenile dependency case arose after Sherry B. (Mother) absconded with her young daughter, I.A., allegedly to protect the child from suspected sexual abuse by her presumed father, Jorge S.-A. (Father). The juvenile court sustained the dependency petition and vested custody of I.A. with her paternal grandmother. Reunification services were provided, and I.A. eventually was returned to Father’s custody, with Mother having monitored visitation. In the months that followed, Mother received ongoing enhancement services. The court later terminated jurisdiction and issued exit orders which granted sole physical and legal custody of I.A. to Father and supervised visitation to Mother. Mother appeals from the exit orders. She asserts she was not provided reasonable services, the exit orders are arbitrary and not sufficiently specific, and the court violated the inquiry and notice requirements of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) (25 U.S.C § 1901 et seq.). We reject these contentions and affirm the orders. FACTS Mother and Father met in 2011 and lived together for a short period of time. They had a daughter, I.A., in May 2016. Father has a limited criminal history that includes convictions for a hit and run and for driving without a license. Mother has a history of substance abuse and a similar criminal history that includes loitering with the intent to engage in prostitution, multiple convictions of driving under the influence, and driving with a suspended license. She also has suffered from a major depressive disorder and anxiety disorder; she takes medication to address her mental health issues. Finally, Mother and Father have a history of domestic violence, which includes Mother hitting Father in late 2016 and early 2017. 2 1. The First Dependency Case In March 2017, I.A. (then only ten months old) sustained a serious burn on her arm. Neither parent had a plausible explanation for her injury. The Orange County Social Services Agency (Agency) filed a juvenile dependency petition (the first dependency case), citing concerns of neglect, domestic violence, substance abuse, and Mother’s unresolved mental health condition. The juvenile court in that case determined ICWA did not …
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