In re S.G. CA2/6

Facts and Procedural History In an unpublished opinion, we conditionally reversed the juvenile court’s order terminating family reunification services with respect to S.G., to permit the court to comply with

1All statutory references are to the Welfare & Institutions Code, unless otherwise stated.

2 the UCCJEA. (In re Z.G. and S.G., supra, B345003.) We also affirmed an order denying Mother’s request under section 388 to change the order terminating reunification services. On June 5, 2025, while the prior appeal was pending, the juvenile court entered an order finalizing the long term guardianship of S.G. and terminating the dependency. In a report prepared for that hearing, the Department recommended that D.G. have supervised telephone visits with S.G. The report explained that a Criminal Protective Order had been filed after D.G. attempted to burglarize the legal guardian’s home and kidnap S.G. The protective order had been modified to allow for phone calls between D.G. and S.G. The Department recommended that D.G. be granted limited phone visits with S.G. It further specified, “Should [S.G. and her older brother] request phone visitation with [D.G.], and [D.G.] agrees to the…