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In re Christopher R., a Minor

Mother loses custody over children because she was found unable to care for all of them after giving birth to child who tested positive for cocaine.





Cite as

2014 DJDAR 6337

Published

May 22, 2014

Filing Date

May 21, 2014


In re CHRISTOPHER R

In re CHRISTOPHER R. et al.,

Persons Coming Under

 the Juvenile Court Law.

 

LOS ANGELES COUNTY

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN

AND FAMILY SERVICES,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

CRYSTAL R. et al.,

Defendants and Appellants.

 

No. B250806

(Los Angeles County

Super. Ct. No. CK99150)

California Courts of Appeal

Second Appellate District

Division Seven

Filed May 21, 2014

 

ORDER MODIFYING OPINION

(No Change in Judgment)

 

 

THE COURT:

 

     It is ordered that the opinion filed herein on April 14, 2014 and ordered published on April 28, 2014 be modified as follows:

     In the first sentence of footnote 6, on pages 9 to 10, delete the word ?abuse? and insert ?use? between the ?substance? and ?disorders? so that the footnote reads:

 

Not only are we not bound by Division Three?s adoption of the DSM-IV-TR?s definition of ?substance abuse? but also that definition has been replaced in the more recent Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5), published in May 2013 after the decision in Drake M, by a more broadly defined classification of ?substance use disorders,? which combines substance abuse and dependence.  DSM-5 identifies 11 relevant criteria, including cravings and urges to use the substance; spending a lot of time getting, using or recovering from use of the substance; giving up important social, occupational or recreational activities because of substance use; and not managing to do what one should at work, home or school because of substance use.  The presence of two or three of the 11 specified criteria indicates a mild substance use disorder; four or five indicate a moderate substance use disorder; and six or more a severe substance use disorder.  (American Psychiatric Association, Highlights of Changes from DSM-IV-TR to DSM-5 <http://www.dsm5.org/Documents/changes%20from%20dsm-iv-tr%20to%20dsm-5.pdf>as of April 14, 2014.)

 

     There is no change in the judgment.

 

 

       PERLUSS, P. J.                   WOODS, J.                             ZELON, J.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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