A.D.

INTRODUCTION

Petitioner A.D. (father) filed a petition for extraordinary writ pursuant to

California Rules of Court, rule 8.452 challenging the juvenile court’s orders terminating

reunification services as to his children, N.D., L.D., and W.D. (the children), and setting a

Welfare and Institutions Code1 section 366.26 selection and implementation hearing. He

also argues the court erred in denying him reunification services under section 361.5,

subdivision (b)(10) as to his child, M.D. We deny the writ petition.

PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On September 14, 2023, the Riverside County Department of Public Social

Services (DPSS) filed a section 300 petition, alleging that W.D. (the child), who was one

month old at the time, came within subdivision (b) (failure to protect). The petition

alleged that the child’s mother, R.N. (mother) had unresolved mental health issues and

had previously been hospitalized for psychiatric issues; she neglected the child’s health

and well-being; she had a criminal history; and she and father (the parents) had a child

welfare history, including a prior dependency case in August 2022 in which mother failed

to participate in services and lost legal…