Deborah S. v. Superior Court

Petitioner Deborah S. seeks extraordinary writ review (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 366.26, subd. (l); Cal. Rules of Court, rule 39.1B) from respondent court’s order that a section 366.26 hearing be held March 19, 1996. The court set the permanency planning hearing after denying the mother reunification services as to her son, Rafael B., pursuant to section 361.5, subdivisions (b)(5) and (6), and her other children, Israel B., Jr., Marcus B., and Senita B., pursuant to section 361.5, subdivision (b)(6), based on the mother’s repeated physical abuse of Rafael. The mother raises a wide range of arguments challenging the court’s decision to deny services. We conclude the court did not err.

Facts

In June 1995, real party in interest Stanislaus County Department of Social Services (Department) detained and initiated dependency proceedings with respect to Israel, Jr. (bom December 18, 1989), Rafael (bom December 17, 1990), Marcus (bom March 24, 1993), and Senita (bom January 29, 1995). According to the petitions filed by the Department, Israel, Jr., Marcus and Senita had suffered, or there was a substantial risk they would suffer, serious physical harm inflicted nonaccidentally by…