In re Juan A.

Filed 11/22/

CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION ONE

In re JUAN A., a Person B337033 Coming Under the Juvenile (Los Angeles County Court Law. Super. Ct. No. 19CCJP04776)

LOS ANGELES COUNTY

DEPARTMENT OF

CHILDREN AND FAMILY

SERVICES,

Plaintiff and Respondent,

v.

JUAN A., a Minor, etc.,

Appellant.

APPEAL from orders of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Tiana J. Murillo, Judge. Reversed and remanded with directions. Leslie A. Barry, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Appellant. No appearance for Plaintiff and Respondent. ____________________

Appellant Juan A. is a teenager and dependent of the juvenile court. The court removed Juan from parental custody and later terminated family reunification services. The court did not terminate parental rights because the court also found he was not adoptable and there was no one willing to be his legal guardian. Instead, Juan remains in long-term foster care with the court scheduling periodic status review hearings. Juan has attended many of the hearings held during this dependency case…