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Filed 6/20/16 In re D.D. CA2/5
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              IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

                                     SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

                                                  DIVISION FIVE

In re D.D., a Person Coming Under the                                B267965
Juvenile Court Law.                                                  (Los Angeles County
                                                                     Super. Ct. No. DK06603)

LOS ANGELES COUNTY
DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND
FAMILY SERVICES,

         Plaintiff and Respondent,

         v.

I.N.,

         Defendant and Appellant.

         APPEAL from orders of the Superior Court of the County of Los Angeles, Emma
Castro, Judge. Dismissed, in part, and affirmed, in part.
         Megan Turkat Schirn, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant
and Appellant.
         Office of the County Counsel, Mary C. Wickham, County Counsel, R. Keith
Davis, Acting Assistant County Counsel, and Stephen D. Watson, Deputy County
Counsel, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
                                    INTRODUCTION
       I.N. (mother), the mother of minor D.D., appeals from the juvenile court’s
jurisdiction and disposition orders against her, arguing that those orders were not
supported by sufficient evidence. The Department of Children and Family Services
(DCFS) contends that the appeal from the jurisdictional findings against mother is moot
as nonjusticiable because the court’s jurisdictional findings as to D.D.’s father (father)
were a sufficient basis upon which to exercise the court’s jurisdiction over D.D., and
because the juvenile court did not abuse its discretion in issuing the disposition orders.
       We decline to exercise our discretion to review the jurisdictional findings against
mother because she has failed to establish an exception to the justiciability doctrine. We
further hold that based on the evidence in the record, the trial court did not abuse its
discretion in issuing the disposition orders. We therefore dismiss mother’s appeal from
the jurisdictional findings and affirm the disposition orders.

                  FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
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       In a petition filed pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code sections 300, DCFS
alleged in count a-1 that the six-day-old minor D.D.’s mother had physically abused him
by grabbing him by his head and repeatedly shaking him; in count b-1 that mother’s
physical abuse of D.D. as alleged in count a-1 constituted a failure to protect him from
physical harm; in count b-2 that mother had engaged in a physical altercation with D.D.’s
father, including “a tug of war with the child,” that endangered D.D.’s health and safety
and placed him at risk of future harm; and in count b-3 that mother’s history of mental
and emotional problems, including auditory hallucinations, delusional behavior, and
assaultive behavior, rendered her incapable of providing D.D. with regular care and
supervision, thereby endangering his health and safety and placing him at risk of future
harm. The petition also asserted allegations against father based on his physical

1      All further statutory references are to the Welfare and Institutions Code.

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altercation with mother and his criminal history, including a conviction for having sexual
intercourse with a minor.
       In a July 30, 2014, detention report, a children’s social worker (CSW) reported
that she received a referral alleging emotional abuse and neglect of D.D. According to
the referral, on July 27, 2014, mother and father engaged in an argument during which
father punched mother several times in the face causing bruises and abrasions. Father
picked up D.D. and attempted to leave with him, but a family friend intervened and
returned D.D. to mother. Father then fled the scene. Mother required medical attention.
Mother and D.D. left the home and they moved in with her mother (D.D.’s maternal
grandmother).
       The CSW further reported that early on the morning of July 28, 2014, mother
began “to display mental health issues,” resulting in a second referral. That referral
alleged that mother was hallucinating and acting violent at the maternal grandmother’s
home and in public. Mother was taken to Northridge Hospital and evaluated for a
psychiatric hold. DCFS detained D.D.
       When the CSW interviewed mother about the July 27, 2014, domestic violence,
mother explained that she and father had been arguing about the D.D.’s care. Mother left
to rent a movie, but when she returned, father began accusing her of neglecting D.D.
Father was holding D.D. and mother told him that the baby had been fed and needed to
be put down. When father refused, mother tried to take D.D. from him. Father put the
baby down and, “all of a sudden,” he started beating mother. He punched her with his
fist in the face and body, “[m]aybe twenty times.” It was as if a “demon got into him.”
       Mother told the CSW that the incident was not the first time father “beat [her] up.
When [she] was pregnant, he beat [her] up too. It happened about 3 times.” Mother
never reported the prior incidents. Mother was afraid of father and did not want to be
with him anymore. Mother said her eye and lips were swollen and she had cuts on both
eyes and scratches on her neck.
       The CSW asked mother about her behavior on July 28, 2014. Mother stated that
the police had taken her to Northridge Hospital emergency room for psychiatric

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evaluation. Mother believed that everyone was trying to take D.D. from her, that the
maternal grandmother had molested her in the shower that morning, and that the maternal
grandmother’s erratic driving was intended to kill mother and D.D.
       The CSW also interviewed maternal grandmother, who reported that mother had
called her and told her that father had “beat [mother] up pretty bad.” She also reported
that in 2012, mother had been hospitalized for two weeks following an incident during
which “someone slipped some ‘meth’ into her drink and she started acting very bizarre.”
       The maternal grandmother explained that in the evening July 27, 2014, mother
“started exhibiting behaviors that were very odd.” Mother started talking to herself and
cursing “very loud.” Mother could not feed D.D. correctly. She was holding the baby by
his head and shaking him while she held him. Mother did not want anyone near D.D. and
did not want anyone to change him. She “kept talking about child molesting.” She did
not want the maternal grandmother to leave her alone, and kept saying, “he is coming to
beat me.” If mother heard a noise, she became paranoid and would yell, “‘It is him, it’s
him.’” Mother then physically threatened her sister and the maternal grandmother. The
maternal grandmother called paramedics to evaluate mother because she was exhibiting
“the same behaviors that [the maternal grandmother had seen] two years ago . . . .”
Mother’s family stayed up with mother all night because they feared that if they left her
alone with D.D., she would hurt him.
       The next morning, the maternal grandmother told mother that they should take
D.D. to the doctor. Mother calmed down, but as soon as they began to drive, she started
hallucinating. Mother kept screaming that the maternal grandmother was “not driving
right and . . . was trying to hurt her and the baby.” Mother wanted out of the car and,
when they neared the doctor’s office, mother left the car with D.D. in his car seat and
tried to walk away. Because mother would not release D.D., the maternal grandmother
called 911. The police arrived, handcuffed mother, and took her to the hospital. The
maternal grandmother believed that mother “definitely had a breakdown” and that she
could not be left alone with D.D.

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       At the July 30, 2014, detention hearing, the juvenile court found that a prima facie
case had been made for detaining D.D. and that he was a person described in section 300.
The juvenile court concluded that there was a substantial danger to the physical or
emotional health of D.D. and that there were no other reasonable means to protect him
without removing him from the home. Accordingly, the juvenile court concluded that
“continuance in the home is contrary to the child’s welfare.” The juvenile court detained
D.D. in shelter care and ordered DCFS to release him to any appropriate relative. The
matter was continued to September 10, 2014, for a jurisdiction hearing.
       In a September 10, 2014, jurisdiction/disposition report, a CSW reported that
father could not be located for an interview. The CSW interviewed, among others,
mother’s maternal cousin, who reported that mother was currently residing with her in
her home. The cousin believed that in interacting with D.D., mother was “‘a little unsure
of herself . . . new mom things. . . . She need[ed] to be supervised.’” “[M]other [was]
not left alone with [D.D. at her cousin’s house] as ‘she need[ed] someone to tell her what
to do, when to do it and how to do it.’” Mother had been spending time with D.D. at the
maternal grandmother’s house. As for mother’s general mood, she was “‘pretty quiet and
tend[ed] to zone out a lot. She need[ed] to keep busy. She ha[d] a lot of support.’”
According to the cousin, mother had not had any contact with father.
       The CSW concluded that D.D.’s safety could not be assured in the care of mother
because there was a substantial danger to his health, safety, and emotional well being.
The CSW recommended that mother be provided with family reunification services and
ordered to participate in and complete a parenting program addressing infant care, a
domestic violence program for victims, including counseling, and psychiatric services to
address medication management.
       In an additional September 10, 2014, information provided to the court, a CSW
reported that the maternal grandmother had concerns that mother was trying to renew her
relationship with father. Mother had been “secretive” and had been communicating by
telephone with someone who had a San Pedro number. Father lived in San Pedro. Mother
told the maternal grandmother that she was not going to participate in domestic violence

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counseling or parenting classes until she was ordered by the court to do so. The maternal
grandmother also was concerned that mother had stopped taking her medications. In
addition, the maternal grandmother observed that mother had only been visiting D.D. for
a short time in the mornings, but then was gone all day, returning in the evenings for
short visits. She did not know what mother was doing during the day because mother
was not enrolled in any case plan services.
       In a January 20, 2015, first amended petition, DCFS realleged in counts a-1, b-1,
b-2, and b-3, that mother had: physically abused D.D; failed to protect him from physical
abuse; engaged in a physical altercation with father; and suffered from mental and
emotional problems that endangered D.D. and put him at risk of physical harm. The
amended petition also added new allegations against father based on his history of mental
and emotional problems and his history of drug and alcohol abuse.
       In a January 20, 2015, supplemental report, a CSW reported that on September 12,
2014, she had met with father at his home. Mother was present at the interview and
reported that she would begin individual therapy at San Pedro Mental Health on October
29, 2014, and that her medication would be reevaluated at that time. Mother added that
she also had been given referrals for domestic violence counseling and parenting classes,
and she denied experiencing hallucinations or other psychiatric symptoms.
       Father reported that he and mother had reunified and had been married a few days
earlier at his aunt’s house where they were living. He and mother wanted to put the
issues that resulted in this case behind them and do “whatever [they had] to do to get
[their] son back.” Father explained that he had made a mistake by not continuing with
his mental health treatment and became “overwhelmed by the situation.” Father admitted
punching mother in the face and body. According to father, mother had experienced
visual and auditory hallucinations for several days after D.D. was born. On the day of the
altercation, she began hallucinating and “it was worse . . . .” Mother had been nursing
D.D. and father took him from her. When mother tried taking D.D. back, father resisted
and physically assaulted mother. He blamed the incident on “too much stress” and the
fact that he had not been taking his medication for his own mental health problems.

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       Mother explained that “evil spirits” caused her injuries. She and father were
praying daily and believed that prayer would “ward off the evil spirits.” Mother blamed a
visit from the maternal grandmother on the day of the incident, claiming she brought evil
spirits into the house which caused the altercation between mother and father. Mother
said she would protect D.D. by prayers.
       In March 26, 2015, information provided to the court, a CSW reported that father
had made no contact with DCFS since October 2, 2014. As a result, DCFS did not know
whether father was enrolled in any services. Mother had contacted DCFS only twice by
phone since October 2014. On March 12, 2015, mother contacted DCFS and said she
was participating in individual therapy at San Pedro Mental Health but was not receiving
any psychiatric services or taking any medication. She also said she was enrolled in
parenting classes and domestic violence counseling. D.D.’s caregivers reported that
mother’s visits with D.D. were sporadic with a lack of bonding with the child. Mother
had not visited him since January 2015 and that visit lasted only 10 minutes. Father had
not visited D.D.
       In an August 25, 2015, progress report, a CSW reported that father had not
contacted with DCFS for almost a year. He had not participated in random drug testing
or any domestic violence programs. He also had not provided proof that he was receiving
mental health treatment or that he was medication compliant.
       Mother was receiving mental health treatment at San Pedro Mental Health, and her
case manager there reported that at the beginning of her treatment, she was diagnosed
with a schizoaffective disorder. According to the case manager, however, mother was
not currently hallucinating and did not have a formal diagnosis. Mother denied
hallucinating and said she was not on any medications. Mother was enrolled and had
attended 14 sessions in a domestic violence program. Mother stated that she and father
lived together and planned to stay together. Mother’s visits with D.D. were sporadic, and
he did not recognize her when she did visit. Mother became irritated during visits and, on
one occasion, told the caregiver that she should “‘pop [D.D.] in his mouth’” because he
was making “‘[r]aspberry’ noises . . . .”

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       In September 24, 2015, information provided to the court, a CSW reported that she
met with mother and father on September 3, 2015. Father stated that, despite being
provided by DCFS with transportation funds, he would not visit D.D. at DCFS’s
Chatsworth office. Father could not provide the CSW with any progress letters from
court ordered programs.
       Mother informed the CSW that, despite being provided by DCFS with
transportation funds, she believed the juvenile court’s visitation orders were wrong
because she did not want to visit D.D. at her mother’s house. Mother also informed the
CSW that her attorney advised her to move out of father’s residence “‘because it would
look good [to the] court.’” Nevertheless, mother wanted to continue her relationship with
father. The CSW contacted mother’s case manager at San Pedro Mental Health for
updates on mother’s progress, but the manager did not provide additional information.
       At the September 29, 2015, adjudication/disposition hearing, the trial court
admitted DCFS’s eight exhibits, including its reports and mother’s two exhibits, which
were letters from her domestic violence program and her case manager at San Pedro
Mental Health. After hearing argument, the trial court ruled from the bench that: “The
court has received petitioner’s exhibits and mother’s exhibits and has listened to
argument by all parties, and the court is ready to make a ruling on the petition. [¶] The
court as to count A-1 and B-1 dismisses those counts in their entirety for insufficient
evidence. [¶] As to count[s] B-2, B-3, those counts are sustained as pled. [¶] B-4 is
dismissed for lack of nexus to a current or future failure to protect without any further
information to the court.”
       The juvenile court explained its ruling on the sustained counts by providing a
detailed review and analysis of DCFS’s evidence. According to the juvenile court, there
was ample evidence that mother had a history of serious mental problems that required
medication, but it appeared that she was not taking her medication. The juvenile court
also noted that a January 2015 report contained statements by mother that indicated she
was still seriously delusional at that point. In addition, the March 2015 report indicated
that mother was not taking her medication or receiving psychiatric services, which

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prompted the juvenile court to conclude that “given the mother’s history as documented
in the report, the court has concerns that her mental health status continues to be
unresolved. [¶] Further, it appears that mother did not sign consent of information, at
least in March of 2015, so that [DCFS] could receive information as to mother’s progress,
her status in terms of mental health services, whether or not she should be taking
psychotropic medication, and how all of those intersect and impact her ability to care for
an infant.”
       The juvenile court then expressed its concern that although the parents may have
participated in some mental health services, “[I]t’s not just the rote participation in a
mental health treatment program or services, but what [the parents] are actually
internalizing and learning in order to address their history of mental health issues. [¶]
The report of May 21st, 2015, indicates that there was no confirmation at that point that
parents had enrolled in services, and that is because parents were not staying in contact
with the social worker as indicated in the regular progress reports through [the] last-
minute information filed with the court.”
       Of particular concern to the juvenile court was mother’s statement to the caregiver
that appeared to condone the physical abuse of D.D. “It appears that the mother made a
very concerning statement regarding a visit to the child on August 25, 2015. At page 2,
mother told the caregiver, you should pop him in his mouth. He needs to stop, because
the baby was said to be making raspberry noises, and it appeared to be irritating the
mother.”
       Mother’s sporadic visitation with D.D. and her apparent failure to bond with the
infant also factored into the juvenile court’s jurisdictional findings against mother. “It
appears that the mother’s visits continue to be, throughout the entire first year of the
child’s life, sporadic and short in duration.”
       After reviewing the evidence in support of the petition, the juvenile court turned to
mother’s evidence—the letter from mother’s domestic violence program and the letter
from the case manager at San Pedro Mental Health—and concluded that it was
inadequate and entitled to little, if any, weight. “I find that these reports on behalf of the

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mother have very little detailed information, and I give them very little weight, frankly.
[¶] So the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence the allegations as indicated
[are] sustained and the allegations as indicated [are] dismissed. So counts B-1, B-6 and
D-1 are dismissed. The remaining counts are sustained as pled.”
       The juvenile court then ruled on disposition as follows: “The child is hereby
declared a dependent of the court under [section] 300. [¶] The court finds by clear and
convincing evidence pursuant to [section] 361(c) that there is a substantial danger if the
child were returned home to the mother and father to the child’s physical and emotional
well-being, and no reasonable means by which to protect same without removing the
child from the custody of the parents. [¶] The court orders the child removed from
parents with whom the child resided at the time the petition was filed. [¶] Reasonable
efforts were made to prevent and eliminate the need for the child’s removal from the
home of the custodial parents. [¶] Court orders care, custody and control of the child to
be vested with DCFS under supervision of DCFS. [¶] [DCFS] is ordered to provide low-
cost/no-cost referrals for family reunification services.”
       The juvenile court then ordered the services for mother. “The mother is ordered
into the following services: you’re ordered to participate in a program of domestic
violence, a support group for victims. You’re to provide a letter from wherever it is
you’re receiving those services indicating that you are receiving services to address issues
of domestic violence. [¶] You’re to participate, if you have not yet completed a program
of parenting for toddlers now that [your] son is 14, 15 months old. [¶] You are to
participate in mental health counseling and either obtain a psychological or a psychiatric
evaluation through the Department of Mental Health. [¶] If recommended, you’re to
take all prescribed psychotropic medication. [¶] You’re to continue participating in
individual counseling to address case issues with a licensed therapist.”

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                                       DISCUSSION

       A.     Jurisdiction
       Mother challenges the sufficiency of the evidence in support of the juvenile
court’s true findings on the jurisdictional allegations asserted against her in the amended
petition. But mother does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence in support of the
jurisdictional allegations asserted against father that were also found true by the juvenile
court. DCFS contends that mother’s challenge to the jurisdictional findings against her
should be dismissed because the unchallenged jurisdictional findings against father were
sufficient to support the juvenile court’s exercise of jurisdiction over D.D., regardless of
the sufficiency of the evidence in support the jurisdictional findings against mother.

              1.      Justiciability
       “‘When a dependency petition alleges multiple grounds for its assertion that a
minor comes within the dependency court’s jurisdiction, a reviewing court can affirm the
juvenile court’s finding of jurisdiction over the minor if any one of the statutory bases for
jurisdiction that are enumerated in the petition is supported by substantial evidence. In
such a case, the reviewing court need not consider whether any or all of the other alleged
statutory grounds for jurisdiction are supported by the evidence.’ [Citation.]” (In re I.J.
(2013) 56 Cal.4th 766, 773.) “It is commonly said that the juvenile court takes
jurisdiction over children, not parents. [Citations.] While this is not strictly correct, since
the court exercises personal jurisdiction over the parents once proper notice has been
given [citation], it captures the essence of dependency law. The law’s primary concern is
the protection of children. [Citation.] The court asserts jurisdiction with respect to a
child when one of the statutory prerequisites listed in section 300 has been demonstrated.
[Citation.] The acquisition of personal jurisdiction over the parents through proper notice
follows as a consequence of the court’s assertion of dependency jurisdiction over their
child. [Fn. omitted.] [Citations.] Parental personal jurisdiction allows the court to enter
binding orders adjudicating the parent’s relationship to the child [citation], but it is not a

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prerequisite for the court to proceed, so long as jurisdiction over the child has been
established. [Citation.] Further, every parent has the option not to participate in the
proceeding, even if properly noticed. [Citation.] [¶] As a result of this focus on the
child, it is necessary only for the court to find that one parent’s conduct has created
circumstances triggering section 300 for the court to assert jurisdiction over the child.
[Citations.] Once the child is found to be endangered in the manner described by one of
the subdivisions of section 300—e.g., a risk of serious physical harm (subds. (a) & (b)),
serious emotional damage (subd. (c)), sexual or other abuse (subds. (d) & (e)), or
abandonment (subd. (g)), among others—the child comes within the court’s jurisdiction,
even if the child was not in the physical custody of one or both parents at the time the
jurisdictional events occurred. [Citation.] For jurisdictional purposes, it is irrelevant
which parent created those circumstances. A jurisdictional finding involving the conduct
of a particular parent is not necessary for the court to enter orders binding on that parent,
once dependency jurisdiction has been established. [Citation.] As a result, it is
commonly said that a jurisdictional finding involving one parent is ‘“good against both.
More accurately, the minor is a dependent if the actions of either parent bring [him]
within one of the statutory definitions of a dependent.”’ [Citation.] For this reason, an
appellate court may decline to address the evidentiary support for any remaining
jurisdictional findings once a single finding has been found to be supported by the
evidence. [Citations.]” (In re I.A. (2011) 201 Cal.App.4th 1484, 1491-1492.)

              2.     Analysis
       Because the jurisdictional findings against father are uncontested, it is undisputed
that the juvenile court had the jurisdiction to declare D.D. a dependent of the court and
make disposition orders under its broad discretionary power to act in the minor’s best
interests. Thus, there is no need to review the evidence in support of the allegations
against mother to determine if they were supported by substantial evidence. Based on the
unchallenged, sustained allegations against father, D.D. was a person described in section
300, subdivision (b) over whom the juvenile court had the discretionary jurisdiction act.

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       Nevertheless, mother argues that her appeal from the jurisdictional findings
against her is not moot under the justiciabilty doctrine. According to mother, she is
entitled to a discretionary exception to that doctrine because those findings served as the
basis for the dispositional orders which she challenges on appeal and because those
findings, if not reversed, could cause her harm in future proceedings.
       Mother’s argument is based upon the recognized discretionary exception to the
justiciability doctrine. “[W]e generally will exercise our discretion and reach the merits
of a challenge to any jurisdictional finding when the finding (1) serves as the basis for
dispositional orders that are also challenged on appeal [citation]; (2) could be prejudicial
to the appellant or could potentially impact the current or future dependency proceedings
[citations]; or (3) ‘could have other consequences for [the appellant], beyond jurisdiction’
[citation]).” (In re Drake M. (2012) 211 Cal.App.4th 754, 762-763.)
       Although mother also appeals from certain of the juvenile court’s dispositional
orders, she cannot show that she is prejudiced by those orders because, as explained
below, the evidence of mother’s unaddressed mental issues and her failure to adequately
confront the issues underlying the domestic violence incidents with father supported the
issuance of those orders. Therefore, we conclude that the trial court did not abuse its
discretion in making those orders and, as a result, decline to exercise our discretion to
review whether the jurisdictional findings against mother were supported by substantial
evidence. (In re Baby Boy H. (1998) 63 Cal.App.4th 470, 474 [“The juvenile court has
broad discretion to determine what would best serve and protect the child’s interests and
to fashion a dispositional order accordingly. On appeal, this determination cannot be
reversed absent a clear abuse of discretion”].)
       Similarly, mother has failed to show how the juvenile court’s jurisdictional
findings against her will prejudice her in future dependency proceedings. At most, she
merely speculates that she might be prejudiced during some unspecified future
proceeding. Absent a specific showing of some realistic potential for future prejudice,
we decline to exercise our discretion to review the factual basis for the jurisdictional
findings against mother. (See In re I.A., supra, 201 Cal.App.4th at pp. 1494-1495.)

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        B.     Disposition
        Mother contends that even if the juvenile court had jurisdiction over D.D., it
nevertheless abused its discretion when it ordered her to participate in psychiatric
services and a domestic violence program for victims. According to mother, there was
insufficient evidence to support the issuance of either order because her evidence showed
that she had participated in therapy at San Pedro Mental Health and had completed 14
classes in a domestic violence program.
        As explained, the “‘court has broad discretion to determine what would best serve
and protect the child’s interest and to fashion a dispositional order in accord with this
discretion.’ (In re Christopher H. (1996) 50 Cal.App.4th 1001, 1006 [57 Cal.Rptr.2d
861].) As an appellate court, we cannot reverse the court’s dispositional order absent a
clear abuse of discretion. (Ibid.) A court exceeds the limits of legal discretion if its
determination is arbitrary, capricious or patently absurd. The appropriate test is whether
the court exceeded the bounds of reason. (In re Stephanie M. (1994) 7 Cal.4th 295, 318-
319 [27 Cal.Rptr.2d 595, 867 P.2d 706].)” (In re N.M. (2011) 197 Cal.App.4th 159,
171.)
        Here, the juvenile court did not abuse its discretion when it ordered mother to
further participate in psychiatric services and a domestic violence program for victims.
Although mother presented evidence that she had participated in domestic violence and
mental health counseling, the juvenile court gave that evidence little, if any, weight
because it was not specific about the details of mother’s counseling and her progress, if
any, in those programs.
        In addition, the evidence supported the juvenile court’s conclusion that mother’s
mental health issues had not been properly addressed, including that her mental and
behavioral problems may require medication. That evidence also showed that father had
his own unaddressed mental problems that required medication he was not taking. The
juvenile court was therefore well within its discretion in issuing an order requiring
mother to participate further in psychiatric services to ensure that she was receiving the
necessary treatment and medication to address her serious mental health issues.

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       The evidence also supported the juvenile court’s view that mother had not
adequately addressed the issues that resulted in the domestic violence incident with
father. Even though mother had attended several sessions of domestic violence
counseling, father had not attended any sessions and had not addressed his own mental
problems or taken the necessary medication to deal with them. Nevertheless, mother had
moved back in with father, despite the fact that he had not addressed his own mental
issues and refused to take necessary medication, and she had made statements that
demonstrated she did not yet fully comprehend the underlying issues that led to the
domestic violence incidents with father. Her actions and beliefs clearly warranted the
order requiring her to adequately address the issues that resulted in the violent incident,
and, as a result, the juvenile court was well within its discretion to issue its order
requiring more domestic violence counseling.

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                                    DISPOSITION
      Mother’s appeal from the juvenile court’s jurisdictional findings against her is
dismissed as nonjusticiable and the dispositional orders from which she appeals are
affirmed.

                    NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS

                                                RAPHAEL, J.

We concur:

             TURNER, P. J.

             KRIEGLER, J.

      Judge of the Superior Court of the County of Los Angeles, assigned by the Chief
Justice pursuant to article VI, section 6 of the California Constitution.

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