In re S.B. CA1/4

I.

INTRODUCTION

At the 12-month review hearing in this dependency proceeding, the juvenile court terminated reunification services to petitioner J.W. (Mother), and set a hearing under Welfare and Institutions Code section 366.26. Mother filed a timely writ petition under California Rules of Court, rule 8.452.1

1 All further references to statutes are to the Welfare and Institutions Code unless otherwise noted. All further references to rules are to the California Rules of Court.

1 Mother argues that because the court found her two school-age children (Minors) not to be adoptable and no guardian was available, the court should have ordered an alternative planned permanent living arrangement rather than setting a section 366.26 hearing. Mother also contends that because she was in jail for about a month during the proceedings, the court should have provided her with an additional six months of reunification services. We reject these contentions, and deny Mother’s writ petition.

II.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Minors are a girl born in 2001 and a boy born in 2005. Minors have the same alleged father (Father). Father was abusive to Mother, and was convicted of domestic…