In Re Amber U.

Lucretia H. Parks, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Minors.

[Opinion certified for partial publication. [*] ]

OPINION

ARDAIZ, Acting P.J.

On March 13, 1989, a Welfare and Institutions Code section 300 petition was filed alleging Ms. J.'s boyfriend (Jose) had molested Ms. J.'s daughter (Amber) and had physically abused all three minors. The petition further alleged Ms. J. was unable to protect her children from this abuse. The minors were declared dependents on April 14, 1989. They were placed with relatives and a reunification plan was adopted. At the six-month review hearing, the minors were placed in foster care and reunification services were continued as previously adopted. At the 12-month review hearing, the court found return presently would be detrimental but also found a substantial likelihood the minors would be returned to Ms. J.

At the 18-month review hearing, the court found it would be detrimental to return the minors to Ms. J., that the 18-month reunification period had lapsed, that reasonable reunification services had been provided and that Ms. J. had failed to complete the reunification plan. The court ordered reunification services terminated…