ROSA S. v. Superior Court

Rosa S. seeks extraordinary relief (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 39.IB) from the orders of the juvenile court that adjudicated her daughter a dependent of the juvenile court, refused to provide her with reunification services, and set a hearing to select a permanent plan (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 366.26). We find jurisdiction is supported by substantial evidence, but the denial of reunification services was in error. Accordingly, we grant the petition in part and order the juvenile court to hold a new dispositional hearing.

Facts

Vanessa was first made a dependent of the juvenile court in 1999, when she was 15 months old. Her mother was arrested on charges of possession of a controlled substance and child endangerment, and was ordered to attend one year of drug treatment and parenting classes in conjunction with her grant of probation. Vanessa was placed with her maternal grandfather and his wife, and the mother moved into their home after she was released from jail. After 12 months of reunification services, Vanessa was returned to her mother under a plan of family maintenance, and six months later, in June 2001, the dependency was terminated.

The present dependency…