SHERI T. v. Superior Court

Taylor Y. was made a dependent of the juvenile court. Her mother, Sheri T., failed to reunify with her, and the juvenile court selected long-term foster care as her permanent plan. At a subsequent six-month status review hearing, the Orange County Social Services Agency recommended a new permanent plan selection hearing to consider adoption as Taylor’s permanent plan. The mother objected and requested a hearing so she could show a new permanent plan selection hearing was not in Taylor’s best interests. The juvenile court denied a hearing on Taylor’s best interests and set a new permanent plan selection hearing. The mother seeks extraordinary relief from these orders. We deny relief.

FACTS

Three-year-old Taylor Y. was detained by the Orange County Social Services Agency (SSA) in October 2004 when her parents, Sheri T. and Sheldon Y, were arrested and incarcerated, leaving her with no caretaker. A dependency petition was sustained, alleging the parents had unresolved histories of substance abuse and had never completed a drug treatment program. The juvenile court removed Taylor from parental custody and placed her with her maternal grandmother and stepgrandfather, Deanna…