In Re Lorenzo T.

Steve Pell, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Objector and Appellant.

James L. McBride, County Counsel, and Harry E. Barnes, Assistant County Counsel, for Petitioner and Respondent.

[Opinion certified for partial publication. [*] ]

OPINION

GILBERT, J.

Here we hold that that a juvenile court order to initiate proceedings to free a minor from the custody and control of his parents (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 366.25; [1] Civ. Code, § 232) is appealable. Nevertheless, we affirm the order from which Michelle R. appeals.

Lorenzo T. was born August 21, 1984, while his mother Michelle R. was incarcerated in the Ventura School for Girls (Ventura School) for illegal drug use. The father, Alex T., was serving a term on drug-related charges in the California Youth Authority (CYA) at Chino. On August 27 the court ordered the infant detained in foster care pursuant to a Public Social Services Agency (PSSA) petition.

On October 1 Lorenzo T. was adjudicated a dependent child (§ 300, subds. (a) and (b)), his custody was removed from his parents and he was placed in a foster home under PSSA supervision. Dependency was continued at each review. A permanency planning hearing (§ 366.25,…