In re K.W. CA2/3

── In re K.W. CA2/3 ── Court: California Court of Appeal Date: April 17, 2026 Category: General Filed 4/17/26 In re K.W. CA2/3 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS California Rules of Court, rule 8.1115(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for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 This opinion has not been certified for publication or ordered published for purposes of rule 8.1115.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 SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION THREE B347999 In re K.W. et al., Persons Coming (Los Angeles County Under the Juvenile Court Law. Super. Ct. No. 23CCJP02324A–B) LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. C.W., Defendant and Appellant. APPEAL from orders of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Mary E. Kelly, Judge. Affirmed. Christine E. Johnson, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.  Tarkian & Associates and Arezoo Pichvai, for Plaintiff and Respondent. ‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗‗ Appellant C.W. (mother) appeals from juvenile court findings and dispositional orders sustaining petitions under Welfare and Institutions Code sections 342 and 387 and requiring her to participate in drug treatment and testing.1 We affirm the orders. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND In June 2023, the Department of Child and Family Services (DCFS) received a report that mother had been arrested for carjacking and grand theft auto, and that mother had four-year- old Khalil W. with her when she committed both crimes. DCFS obtained a removal order as to Khalil and detained the child from maternal uncle’s home. The child smelled of urine and feces, and his clothes were wet and soiled. Mother admitted to a DCFS social worker that she had been arrested, but she denied committing any crimes and asserted that the arrests stemmed from misunderstandings relating to her business of buying and selling used cars. Mother also denied that Khalil was with her at the time of the incident. Mother reported that four of her other children had been removed from her custody by authorities in Texas based in part on her cocaine use. She said that she had been clean for six years. 1 Further undesignated statutory references are to the Welfare and Institutions Code. 2  DCFS filed a petition pursuant to section 300 alleging that mother exposed Khalil to criminal acts, and that this endangered the child and placed him at risk of serious physical harm and danger. At the July 2023 initial hearing, the juvenile court detained Khalil from mother’s care. The court sustained the petition in November 2023, declared Khalil a dependent of the court, and ordered family reunification services for mother. Mother told a DCFS social worker that she was due to give birth to another child in late December 2023 or early January 2024. In February 2024, DCFS received a report that mother had left a baby in a car for several hours while she sold drugs. The caller also reported that mother used crack and methamphetamine around the baby. A DCFS social worker contacted mother by phone on February 28, 2024, and mother claimed that she was still pregnant. The next day, mother told a different social worker that she had miscarried. In March 2024, mother’s parole officer informed DCFS that mother had reported that she was in labor on December 14, 2023. Mother agreed to meet with a DCFS social worker on April 4, 2024 to relinquish the baby, Kyra W., but mother did not show up. DCFS filed a section 300 petit