Case Summary
The California court's decision to deny reunification services was affirmed. This ruling, based on the mother's extensive history of substance abuse spanning two decades, concluded that her recent participation in drug treatment, while notable, did not constitute reasonable efforts towards reunification under the relevant dependency laws, given her prior unsuccessful attempts.
Case Summary
This California case affirmed the denial of reunification services. The court determined that despite recent participation in drug treatment, the mother's two-decade history of substance abuse and repeated failures to maintain sobriety demonstrated a lack of reasonable efforts toward parental rehabilitation, as defined by relevant dependency statutes.
California Case Upholds Denial of Reunification Services
The California court ruled against providing reunification services to a mother. Even though she had recently completed drug treatment, her long history of substance abuse—spanning two decades—and past failures to maintain sobriety led the court to conclude her efforts weren't sufficient enough to meet the requirements of dependency law.
Summary
The judge decided not to help the mom get her child back, even though she recently went to treatment for her drug problem. The mom has a long history (20 years!) of drug use and hasn't been successful in getting better before. The court said her attempts to get better weren't good enough to get her child back.