In Re Alma B.

Alma B. appeals an order of the juvenile court identifying adoption as the permanent placement goal for her minor children Roberto and Alma under Welfare and Institutions Code section 366.26, subdivision (c)(2). Alma contends (1) the court erred in failing to find that termination of parental rights would not be detrimental to the minors, and (2) the evidence does not support the court’s finding there was a probability the minors would be adopted. However, because the notice of appeal is defective, the order is not appealable and the issues raised are moot, we dismiss the appeal.

Facts

Roberto and little Alma were born on September 16, 1988. Roberto tested positive for methamphetamine. When the minors were 14 months old, Alma left them with an acquaintance without telling her she was leaving or where she was going. Alma did not return for more than a month.

After unsuccessfully attempting to locate the minors’ family members, the San Diego County Department of Social Services (Department) filed a petition in the juvenile court on November 21, 1989, on behalf of the minors alleging the whereabouts of the mother were unknown, the father’s whereabouts and identity were…